House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House is likely to allocate more money for members of Congress to invest in additional security to protect them from violent protesters who invaded the Capitol on January 6 – but also from the “enemy” within the city. Chamber.
“We will probably need a supplement [budget] for more security for members when the enemy is inside the House of Representatives – a threat that members are concerned about, in addition to what is happening outside, “said Pelosi during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill.
When asked what she meant about the internal enemy, Pelosi specifically called on other members of Congress.
“This means that we have members of Congress who want to bring weapons to the ground and have violently threatened other members of Congress,” said Pelosi.
Pelosi’s comments came after 32 members of Congress wrote to the House leadership on Thursday about members facing “a significant increase in threats of violence and even death”.
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The letter obtained by Fox News asks the House leadership for flexibility in using funds from its offices to hire local police officers to protect them while they are in their district and to buy “security items” to keep them safe at home. They also want the House to allocate additional funds for security “due to the growing threat level”.
The letter, led by the Reps. Josh Gottheimer, DN.J. and Dean Phillips, D-Minn., also calls for regular security briefings, an independent review of security protocols, helps keep members’ personal addresses private and legal resources when their private information is published without permission.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of California, arrives for a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, January 28, 2021. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)
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Pelosi said most of the items on his list have already been dealt with, with Pelosi instructing retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré to lead a US Capitol security review and a new guidance already issued to allow members to use budget funds. from your office to buy things like bulletproof vests and security at local events.
She said members will receive updated security guidance from the House’s acting weapons sergeant on Thursday.
“General Honoré is looking to see what will really work in terms of service here, service at home, transportation in between,” said Pelosi of enhanced security measures.
Pelosi blamed ex-President Trump for inciting violence on Capitol Hill on January 6 and for members’ constant security threats. The House has already accused Trump on January 13 for “inciting insurrection.”
“This is very, very important,” said Pelosi of security concerns. “It shouldn’t be. It shouldn’t be that not only is the President of the United States inciting an uprising, but he is continuing to fan the flames, jeopardizing the safety of members of Congress to the point that they even care about the members of the House of Representatives. being a danger to them. “
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After the January 6 riot, new metal detectors were installed outside the Chamber’s chamber to ensure that members did not violate rules prohibiting weapons on the floor of the Chamber.
Republicans scoffed at the measures, with some openly violating the rules, including Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. Capitol Police are also investigating Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., For recently firing the metal detector while trying to enter the Chamber of Deputies for apparently carrying a gun.
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., said she did not attend President Biden’s inauguration in part because she did not feel safe around her colleagues.
“I think we also had very real security concerns,” Ocasio-Cortez admitted to CNN’s Chris Cuomo. “We still don’t feel safe around other members of Congress.”
She added that a “very considerable number” of members of Congress did not feel safe around their colleagues after the rebels invaded the Capitol. She mentioned Harris trying to bring a gun to the House chamber.
“The moment you put a gun on the floor of the Chamber, violating the rules, you put everyone in danger,” she said.
Meanwhile, CNN unearthed previous social media publications by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Where she indicated support for the execution of prominent Democratic politicians, including Pelosi, in 2018 and 2019.
Another post discovered by Media Matters revealed that Greene suggested that the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was a “false flag” planned event. She also confronted Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg about gun rights. Hogg ignored Greene’s questions in the video and she called him a “coward”.
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Representative Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., Announced on Wednesday that he plans to present a resolution to expel Greene from Congress, accusing Greene of previously supporting calls for “political violence” and defending “extremism and sedition”.
On Thursday, Pelosi blamed the Republican Party leadership for raising Greene to the House Education and Work Committee, despite his position of “mocking” school shootings: “It’s really beyond limits,” said Pelosi.
Greene, however, said the previous posts were handpicked by the politically motivated media and represent a false narrative about her. She said the media ignored her previous posts, where she highlighted positive things about people from different backgrounds.
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“I’m being attacked and judged nationally for things the media chooses and casts an intense spotlight on, while creating a narrative about me that is NOT true,” Greene wrote on Facebook on Thursday, while sharing an old post from her 2016, where she said that friendships with other people of different races, religions and political preferences are one of the things that make America great.
“The mainstream media is politically motivated and I hope everyone can see through their lies,” added Greene.
Fox News Tyler Olson and Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.