Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) announced that there are at least five assassination teams in the United States that are intent on assassinating former President Donald Trump, according to an interview published on Thursday.
The revelation comes in the wake of 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh’s arrest after trying to assassinate the former president at a West Palm Beach golf course. Gaetz expressed concerns that Trump might not have the level of protection he needs to keep him safe from foreign and domestic threats:
“Tragic. Avoidable,” Gaetz said when asked for his thoughts on the second assassination attempt against the former president.
“I am starting to get the impression that we do not have enough force protection of supporting President Trump that we ought to have, given the threat environment,” he said, noting that he recently met with a senior official in the Department of…