WASHINGTON — Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump Saturday, July 13 at a Pennsylvania rally, Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., and Kentucky’s congressional delegation shared messages condemning the violence, offering support to Trump and expressing gratitude that he is safe.

What You Need To Know

  • Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House oversight committee, is requesting the U.S. Secret Service director testify this month

  • The committee is investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump

  • Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., and Kentucky’s congressional delegation shared messages condemning the violence, offering support to Trump 

  • Several state and federal lawmakers are headed to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention, which starts Monday, July 15

Several state and federal lawmakers are headed to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention, which starts Monday, July 15. 

Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Bowling Green, will be spending the week in his district while Congress is out of session.

He said he took part in a call Sunday with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House colleagues about what the next steps should be and told Spectrum News that hopes the attack will lead to people toning down the rhetoric.

“I think we can have vigorous debates,” Guthrie said. “We can oppose each other on ideas without having these personal attacks or, 'It’s the end of the world if this other person gets what they want.' I think we need to tone that rhetoric down and, hopefully, this will be a time for us all to do that. You hear a lot of members of Congress on both sides of the aisle saying that. We need to live it.”

Rep. James Comer, R-Tompkinsville, chairman of the House oversight committee, has sent a letter to the director of the U.S. Secret Service requesting that she appear for a hearing a week from Monday.

The committee has launched an investigation into the assassination attempt.

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