Louisiana senators react to assassination attempt and call for answers

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -Louisiana’s congressional leaders are calling for swift action to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Trump and the murder and injuries of others.

Besides understanding how it happened they want to know how to prevent such violence in the future.   what we are hearing from our federal elected officials.

As one pundit suggested there are three wars in the world, Israel vs. Gaza, Ukraine vs Russia and Americans vs. Americans.

Louisiana’s elected officials agree a full investigation into the circumstances is needed and that violence has no place in the American political system.

“Attempting to change the course of the nation, by assassinating or trying to assassinate attempting to assassinate a president or presidential candidate is the worst form of violence there is. It doesn’t just affect the person who was shot, it affects us all,” said Senator Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana.

Senator John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, social discontent and disagreement are inevitable but must not degenerate into hatred and violence.

“All Americans care deeply about their families, and they care deeply about their country.  I don’t have an answer for why, but what I will respectfully suggest is that we wait and try to figure out why together,” he said.

“Don’t make assumptions, don’t jump to conclusions. I’ve already heard some people saying the shooter was left wing or the shooter was a right winger, it was all political. Maybe he wasn’t left wing or right wing. He was just a broken wing,” said Kennedy.

They want the investigation and an upcoming hearing to identify the failure to stop the gunman.

“We need to find out why he was apparently climbing up on top of a building with a rifle and no one went after him,” said Cassidy.

“We’ll figure all this out together. In the meantime, let’s respect each other’s humanity,” said Kennedy.

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has been asked to hold a hearing on the Trump assassination attempt.

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