White House tightens security after Charlie Kirk assassination

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00:00Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration stepped up security.

00:06The president's 9-11 speech at the Pentagon was moved to a safer location,

00:10and law enforcement was increased for his appearance at Yankee Stadium.

00:16White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles advised staff to be vigilant,

00:21while President Trump, in a video address, blamed radical left groups for the political climate and vowed to investigate their backers.

00:28Radical left political violence has hurt too many innocent people and taken too many lives.

00:34The killing has prompted lawmakers across the political spectrum to change their plans.

00:39High-profile Democrats like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ruben Gallego postponed public events,

00:48while Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who's running for governor in South Carolina,

00:52said she is pausing her appearances and will carry a gun for protection,

00:56citing parallels to the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania,

01:01House Oversight Chairman James Comer warned of the dangers of open-air events.

01:06Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle

01:09were shaken by what he called an assassination for Kirk's political beliefs.

01:14The fear is reflected in official data,

01:17with Capitol Police projecting 14,000 threat cases against members this year,

01:22a significant jump from 9,000 in 2024.

01:25As Representative Jared Moskovitz put it,

01:28quote, people are scared to death.

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