“But I want to thank the members of law enforcement who prevented what could have been a very serious tragedy Saturday night.”
Watch Kennedy’s comments here.
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) commended the law enforcement officers at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for their heroic efforts to halt the attempted assassination of President Trump in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.
Key excerpts of the speech are below:
“An overeducated, underemployed, self-righteous punk from California who thinks he is smarter and more virtuous than the American people and who thinks if you disagree with him, you are not only in error, you are in sin and deserve to die, tried to crash the function and assassinate the president and some members of his administration.”
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“I want to also say a word about security. Look, we are going to hold hearings. We love to hold hearings on Capitol Hill. That is one of our favorite things to do. And there are going to be hearings held about the security provided by our Secret Service and others. I am not saying those hearings shouldn’t be held. I am not a security expert. But I want to thank the members of law enforcement who prevented what could have been a very serious tragedy Saturday night. I am pretty familiar with the Washington Hilton hotel, and the truth is, those who are also familiar with it know that this guy never got close.”
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“In fact, I thought our security showed great restraint. I was frankly very surprised that this punk didn’t end up like a piece of Swiss cheese.”
Watch Kennedy’s speech here.
