Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer
Texas state representatives are demanding Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crocket resign over her bill to strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service protection following Saturday’s assassination attempt against him.
In a letter sent to the congresswoman on Monday, 27 Texas lawmakers and candidates for office called on Crockett to resign because she co-sponsored a bill in April that would have removed Trump’s Secret Service protective detail.
Crockett was one of eight Democrats to sponsor H.R. 8081, or the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act. The bill targeted Trump after his conviction in a New York court in April by terminating the presidential protection detail for any person who is sentenced for a federal or state offense that is punishable by at least one year in prison. (ROOKE: Latest Dem Plot To Take Trump Down Exposed As Just Another Hoax)
“Texans believe that, regardless of party, Presidents of the United States of America, both current and former, must be protected. Considering Saturday’s assassination attempt on President Trump, which resulted in him being literally shot in the ear and in other innocent Americans being killed or injured, and, since you, just three months ago, sponsored legislation (HR 8081) to remove his Secret Service protective detail, we, the undersigned current and future members of the Texas Legislature, call on you to immediately resign your position in Congress. You have forfeited any moral authority to represent the State of Texas,” the state legislators wrote in the letter obtained by the Daily Caller.
Letter to Rep. Jasmine Crockett by Mary Rooke on Scribd
State Rep. Brian Harrison, the Department of Health and Human Services Chief of Staff under Trump, spearheaded the call for Crockett’s resignation. Harrison told the Daily Caller that Crockett’s actions do not represent the Texans they serve.
“Democrat extremists like Jasmine Crockett who are working to make it easier to harm former Presidents should not represent Texas in Congress,” Harrison said. “I shudder to think about what may have happened had they been successful three months ago in taking away President Trump’s security detail. My colleagues and I will not tolerate this and are demanding her resignation. The Texans we serve believe that the security of American presidents is non-negotiable.”
The 27 Texas Legislators and Candidates Include:
- Texas State Representative Brian Harrison
- Texas State Representative Briscoe Cain
- Texas State Representative Mark Dorazio
- Texas State Senator Bob Hall
- Texas State Representative Caroline Harris Davila
- GOP Nominee Andy Hopper
- Texas State Representative Carrie Issac
- GOP Nominee Helen Kerwin
- Texas State Representative Jeff Leach
- GOP Nominee AJ Louderback
- GOP Nominee David Lowe
- GOP Nominee Shelley Luther
- GOP Nominee Don McLaughlin
- State Senator Mayes Middleton
- GOP Nominee Brent Money
- GOP Nominee Matt Morgan
- GOP Nominee Matt Morgan
- GOP Nominee Keresa Richardson
- Texas State Representative Nate Schatzline
- Texas State Senator Kevin Sparks
- Texas State Representative Lynn Stucky
- Texas State Representative Valoree Swanson
- Texas State Representative Tony Tinderholt
- Texas State Representative Steve Toth
- Texas State Representative Cody Vasut
- GOP Nominee Wesley Virdell
- Texas State Representative Ellen Troxclair
A would-be assassin struck Trump in the ear with a rifle shot from about 150 yards away, according to reports, after Secret Service and local police failed to identify and neutralize the shooter before he was able to take a number of shots at the former president. The suspect has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old Pennsylvanian whose motives are unknown at this time.