Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has addressed the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, labeling it as a 'failure.' He emphasized that such an incident should not have occurred and mentioned that President Joe Biden has ordered an independent review to investigate the security lapse.
Mayorkas expressed the need to analyze the situation through an independent review to understand how and why the security breach happened. The goal is to identify the shortcomings and provide recommendations to prevent similar incidents in the future.
He further conveyed relief that former President Trump emerged unharmed from the assassination attempt. Mayorkas extended sympathies to the Comperatore family and wished a speedy and safe recovery to those injured in the incident.
Highlighting the importance of reducing inflammatory rhetoric in the country, Mayorkas stressed the heightened threat environment and the need for protective services to adapt to the evolving security challenges. He emphasized the necessity of making necessary changes to address the dynamic threat landscape effectively.
