Texas Lawmakers Go After Congresswoman Who Sought To Deny Trump Secret Service Protection
Charlie Kirk Staff
07/15/2024

Texas state representatives are calling for the resignation of Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett after she proposed a bill to revoke former President Donald Trump’s Secret Service protection following the assassination attempt against him on Saturday.
In a letter issued on Monday, 27 Texas lawmakers and political candidates urged Crockett to resign due to her co-sponsorship of a bill in April aimed at removing Trump’s Secret Service protective detail following his conviction in New York state court on ‘hush money’ charges.
Crockett, alongside seven other Democrats, sponsored H.R. 8081, known as the Denying Infinite Security and Government Resources Allocated toward Convicted and Extremely Dishonorable Former Protectees Act. This legislation aimed to terminate presidential protection details for any individual sentenced for a federal or state offense carrying a potential prison term of at least one year. The bill specifically targeted Trump.
“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.
State Rep. Brian Harrison, who served as the Chief of Staff at the Department of Health and Human Services under Trump, led the demand for Crockett’s resignation. He argued to the Daily Caller that Crockett’s actions fail to reflect the values of the Texans they represent.
“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.”