During an interview on Fox Business Monday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, called for the military to act as security for former President Donald Trump in the wake of a second apparent assassination attempt.
“They’re trying to kill the only guy that has a chance to get this fixed,” Tuberville said. “And of course, President Biden- I don’t know who’s running our country but somebody needs to step to the plate and at least act like you care about a Republican candidate but they truly don’t.
“They could care less. There needs to be SEAL teams, there needs to be military.”
Tuberville said “I don’t think there’s any doubt” there will be another attempt on Trump’s life before the November election.
“They’re going to do everything they possibly can to keep him out of office,” Tuberville added. “Look at all of the things they’ve already done and none of them have worked. The guy is ‘Teflon Don,’ but I am gonna tell you I’m worried about his family, I’m worried about him, I’m worried about the America we’ve grown up in.”
On July 13, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. Crooks was killed by the Secret Service.
In the second apparent assassination attempt, Ryan Wesley Routh camped outside the golf course in West Palm Beach with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, according to court documents. He is accused of lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent opened fire, thwarting the potential attack.
AL.com contacted Tuberville’s office to clarify who the senator was referring to when he claimed that “they” were trying to kill the former president and if he was calling for military personnel to protect the Trump.
In a response from Mallory Jaspers, Tuberville’s communications director, said the senator was referring to “psychopaths” and wants Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to give Trump full presidential protection.
“After there have been two attempts to assassinate President Trump in two months, Sen. Tuberville is gravely concerned that the obvious lapses in Secret Service protection are going to encourage another psychopath to try to assassinate President Trump. Sen. Tuberville is calling for President Biden and Vice President Harris to immediately give President Trump full presidential protection, whatever it takes.”
Tuberville told host Larry Kudlow “we have such a mental illness problem in this country .. and they’re counting on this to happen, I’m telling you, they’re counting on it. They don’t want to protect this man.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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