Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) is asking the Secret Service to reconsider its decision to allow firearms within the “soft perimeter” of the Republican National Committee’s convention in Milwaukee following the shooting of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
The Democratic governor believes it is “exceedingly important that additional steps be taken to keep convention participants and attendees, law enforcement and the local community safe,” a source with knowledge of the discussion told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The convention will begin on Monday and last until Thursday at Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin’s largest city. Security measures have come under the microscope after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was shockingly shot on Saturday during a rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump was shot in the ear and later described as “fine” after being attended to by doctors; one rallygoer was killed in the shooting and two others were injured.
While the Secret Service has been scrutinized for the shooting, the agency has maintained that there will be “no change” to its planned protocol for the RNC convention this week. Evers’s request for no firearms in the area will reportedly be relayed to the Secret Service.
The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the shooter. The shooting is being investigated as a possible assassination attempt of the former president, as well as a possible domestic terrorist attack.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
President Joe Biden has condemned the shooting and called for an independent investigation. He also said he asked the Secret Service to “review all security measures” for the RNC in Milwaukee.
Evers had previously issued an executive order allowing city, state, and federal officials to compile resources before the convention to react to potential emergencies and large-scale events.
