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{{See also|2024 Presidential election interference}}

{{See also|2024 Presidential election interference}}

[[File:Bennie Thomson staffer.PNG|right|250px|thumb|[[Bennie Thompson]] field director Jacqueline Marsaw, shared a post on [[Facebook]] after President Trump was shot.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/theneighborhoodtalk/p/C9dy1HOP8GI/?img_index=1 Instagram]</ref>]]

[[File:Bennie Thomson staffer.PNG|right|250px|thumb|[[Bennie Thompson]] field director Jacqueline Marsaw, shared a post on [[Facebook]] after President Trump was shot.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/theneighborhoodtalk/p/C9dy1HOP8GI/?img_index=1 Instagram]</ref>]]

In April 2024 [[Democrat]]s introduced a bill in [[Congress]] to remove [[Secret Service]] protection from [[President Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/13/flashback-dems-pushed-bill-to-take-away-trumps-secret-service-detail/ Flashback: Dems Pushed Bill To Take Away Trump’s Secret Service Detail], WALLACE WHITE, ''[[Daily Caller]], July 13, 2024. dailycaller.com</ref> The bill's chief sponsor was Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]] who chaired the [[J6 witch hunt]]. Democrats [[Joyce Beatty]], [[Troy Carter]], [[Yvette Clarke]], [[Steve Cohen]], [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]], [[Jasmine Crockett]], [[Barbara Lee]] and [[Frederica Wilson]] were co-sponsors.<ref>[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2024/07/22/nine-congressmen-want-trump-dead/ Nine Congressmen Want Trump Dead], By Kat Stansell, Creative Destruction Media, July 22, 2024. creativedestructionmedia.com</ref> Thompson, the bill's sponsor, has been under investigation for destroying government records related to the J6 committee.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-committee-jan-6-deleted-encrypted-117-files-was-required-share-house-gop-sources House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources], By Brooke Singman, ''[[Fox News]]'', Published January 22, 2024. foxnews.com</ref> Thompson's field director shared a post on [[Facebook]] saying "I don’t condone [[violence]] but please get some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking."  

In April 2024 [[Democrat]]s introduced a bill in [[Congress]] to remove [[Secret Service]] protection from [[President Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/13/flashback-dems-pushed-bill-to-take-away-trumps-secret-service-detail/ Flashback: Dems Pushed Bill To Take Away Trump’s Secret Service Detail], WALLACE WHITE, ''[[Daily Caller]], July 13, 2024. dailycaller.com</ref> The bill's chief sponsor was Rep. [[Bennie Thompson]] who chaired the [[J6 witch hunt]]. Democrats [[Joyce Beatty]], [[Troy Carter]], [[Yvette Clarke]], [[Steve Cohen]], [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]], [[Jasmine Crockett]], [[Barbara Lee]] and [[Frederica Wilson]] were co-sponsors.<ref>[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/politics/2024/07/22/nine-congressmen-want-trump-dead/ Nine Congressmen Want Trump Dead], By Kat Stansell, [[Creative Destruction Media]], July 22, 2024. creativedestructionmedia.com</ref> Thompson, the bill's sponsor, has been under investigation for destroying government records related to the J6 committee.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-committee-jan-6-deleted-encrypted-117-files-was-required-share-house-gop-sources House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources], By Brooke Singman, ''[[Fox News]]'', Published January 22, 2024. foxnews.com</ref> Thompson's field director shared a post on [[Facebook]] saying "I don’t condone [[violence]] but please get some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking."  

For months prior to the shooting Trump's protective detail and the officers protecting the president all requested additional help from the Secret Service and were denied by [[Homeland Security]] head [[Alejandro Mayorkas]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-denied-repeated-requests-more-secret-service-protection-trump-gop-lawmaker-says Mayorkas denied 'repeated requests' for more Secret Service protection for Trump, GOP lawmaker says], By Elizabeth Elkind, ''Fox News'', Published July 13, 2024. foxnews.com</ref>

For months prior to the shooting Trump's protective detail and the officers protecting the president all requested additional help from the Secret Service and were denied by [[Homeland Security]] head [[Alejandro Mayorkas]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-denied-repeated-requests-more-secret-service-protection-trump-gop-lawmaker-says Mayorkas denied 'repeated requests' for more Secret Service protection for Trump, GOP lawmaker says], By Elizabeth Elkind, ''Fox News'', Published July 13, 2024. foxnews.com</ref>