Butler Secret Service Agents Disciplined, Crockett Eyes Senate, Why Walz Was Picked: AM Update 7/11

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0:38Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler. Butler was an operational failure. Nearly one year after President Trump narrowly dodged an assassination attempt, the Secret Service says six agents were disciplined for the failures of that day. If there is a change of heart at any point in time on my end, it will only be because I truly believe that we collectively can get this done. Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett potentially eyeing a run for U.S. Senate in Texas. And a behind-the-scenes look at how Vice President Kamala Harris chose Governor Tim Walz as her 2024 running mate. Hint, diet Mountain Dew was involved.

1:19All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.

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2:42President Trump pumping his fist in the air, shouting fight, fight, fight to the crowd, later saying he wanted everyone to know he was okay. A single bullet miraculously hitting Mr. Trump's ear millimeters from his brain, thanks to Trump turning his head a split second beforehand. Firefighter Corey Compatori fatally shot while using his body to shield his wife and daughter from the hail of bullets. Compatori's widow, Helen, speaking out Wednesday morning on Fox News. We were all sitting ducks that day. Their blood, our blood is all over their hands. I'm angry. I lost the love of my life. Why weren't they paying attention?

3:25Why did they think that that roof didn't need covered? Do you think Thomas Crooks did this all by himself? Honestly, I believe that he could. I do believe, I mean, kids can do those things when they're mentally not right. The Secret Service, Homeland Security, both chambers of Congress all releasing scathing reports on the catastrophic failures of the Secret Service leading up to that moment, outlining communication breakdowns, insufficient manpower, and unclear coordination. Then-Secret Service Director Kim Cheadle resigning 10 days after the shooting, one day after a House hearing in which she called the incident, quote, the most significant operational failure in decades.

4:04On Wednesday evening, for the first time, Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn confirming six agents have been suspended over the failures of that day. CBS News reporting the penalties ranging from 10 to 42 days of leave without pay or benefits. Quinn, handpicked by Trump-appointed Secret Service Director Sean Curran, telling CBS, quote, we aren't going to fire our way out of this. We're going to focus on the root cause and fix the deficiencies that put us in that situation. More from that interview. Has the Secret Service done enough? What's the answer? The answer is that Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler.

4:44Butler was an operational failure, and we are focused today on ensuring that it never happens again and executing our strategic plan to increase technology, to improve communications, to make sure our personnel are well-trained, equipped, and deployed. In a one-year-later update released on Thursday, the Secret Service announcing it is instituting sweeping reforms and emphasizing the importance of accountability. However, Real Clear Politics national political correspondent Susan Crabtree reporting Thursday, quote, key supervisors who signed off on the Butler security plan and two who were working on the final walkthroughs before the rally were never disciplined but instead received big promotions, going on to report that, quote, rank and file agents are incensed over the decision not to hold the supervisors accountable, further sinking already low morale, end quote.

5:38We reached out to Secret Service for comment on this reporting. They referred us back to their one-year update. Democrat Congresswoman from Texas, Jasmine Crockett, not ruling out a Senate run after two new polls show her leading the pack in a hypothetical Democrat primary. In a poll first obtained by the Daily Caller, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, surveying 566 likely Democrat primary voters in Texas, finding Ms. Crockett leading with 35 percent support, followed by former NFL player Colin Allred, who just lost a race for Senator Ted Cruz's seat last year by over eight points at 20 percent.

6:18Perpetual election loser Beto O 'Rourke tying Congressman Joaquin Castro for third place at 13 percent. Republican Senator John Cornyn, currently occupying the seat, is up for re-election in November 2026. A University of Texas at Tyler poll released last month asking Texas Democratic voters who, quote, most closely shares your values. Congresswoman Crockett leading with 30 percent, O 'Rourke at 29, Allred at 28, eight, Congressman Castro at 13. Many on the left viewing Congresswoman Crockett as a rising star within the Democrat Party since taking office in 2023, quickly becoming known for her fiery rhetoric and confrontational approach to politics.

7:03You randomly kidnapping folk and you throwing them out of the country against their civil rights, against their constitutional rights. If there's anyone that I am concerned about their mental acuity, it is the current occupant. Violence doesn't come from Democrats, just to be clear. I mean, obviously anyone can be a criminal, but it is MAGA. Instead of publicly calling us the N-word, they use racist epithets and suggest that we're ghetto or unqualified. We in these hot ass Texas streets, honey. Y 'all know we got Governor High Wheels down there. Come on now. That last reference to wheelchair bound Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

7:41She claimed the nickname was due to him bussing migrants out of the state. Sure. In the upcoming election, Democrats aiming to flip a seat held by Republicans since 1961. Congresswoman Crockett on Wednesday on Instagram reacting to speculation on whether she may run. There have been a lot of questions about what's going to happen in the Senate race in Texas. There have been two different polls that have come out that have somehow thrown my name into them. And one of them was released today that the Republicans put into the field, the Republican Senate Committee. allegedly and uh allegedly it has me as topping the field uh for the senate listen i have been so busy in the house because that's where i am that's been my focus depending on how many people reach out we'll determine if there's something to actually consider but as of now i am proudly serving texas 30th congressional district it's going to take a lot to flip this state and if there is a change of heart at any point in time on my end, it will only be because I truly believe that we collectively can get this done.

8:54This means raising a lot of money. It means traversing a very, very, very large state. It means connecting and meeting people where they are in a very short amount of time. Blaze TV host Stu Bergeer posting on X, quote, there's nobody better. Coming up, a look at the factors leading to Vice President Kamala Harris's gut decision to choose Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

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10:44And you are running for a job that takes extraordinary instinct and guts. Yeah. What's the last time you were to make a gut decision? This here is very prescribed. It's very controlled. Yeah. Probably the biggest gut decision I've made most recently is to choose my running mate. Yeah. There were lots of good, incredible candidates. And ultimately, that came down to a gut decision. Journalists Josh Dossie, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf revealing the details behind that ill-fated gut decision in their new book, 2024, How Trump Retook the White House and Democrats Lost America. The final three candidates reportedly Governor Walz, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, and U.S.

11:29Senator from Arizona and former astronaut Mark Kelly. The Harris campaign prioritizing appeal to rural voters in the decision, inviting the final three candidates to Vice President Harris's residence for final interviews. According to the book, when asked what they would like to drink, Senator Kelly and Governor Shapiro selecting water. Governor Walz requesting Diet Mountain Dew. And that's what did it, people. This was reportedly a deciding factor in who should be a heartbeat away from the presidency. This was her gut telling her he was the one. My God. As Governor Shapiro reportedly pushed VP Harris on what his role was going to look like, Governor Walz reportedly offering up reasons why he should not be selected.

12:12From the book, quote, In his interview that Friday, he said he had never used a teleprompter before. On Sunday, he told Harris, I would understand if you went with somebody else because I'm really nervous about the debate, and I don't think I'll do well. Why didn't she listen? Still, the vetting team did not fully appreciate his tendency to misspeak, write the authors, his folksiness sometimes tipping into factual imprecision. Factual imprecision? You mean his lies about his alleged time in combat, where he never was, or that time he was allegedly in China for the Tiananmen Square massacre? No, that wasn't true either.

12:51Governor Walz ultimately offering up a dismal debate performance against then-Senator J.D. Vance, looking like a deer in the headlights, stumbling on policy and delivering this bizarre line. Governor, you previously opposed an assault weapons ban, but only later in your political career did you change your position. Why? Yeah, I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I've become friends with school shooters. I've seen it. Look, the NRA, I was an NRA guy for a long time. They used to teach gun safety. I'm of an age where my shotgun was in my car so I could pheasant hunt after football practice.

13:21That's not where we live today. Now you can't say he didn't warn her. And his gaffes kept coming. Think about this. When I was a kid growing up in Nebraska, being gay was illegal. Still technically illegal. Look, we get to turn the page on that. And I plan on waking up on November 6th with Madam President. I've tried to do the best I can, but I've not been perfect. And I'm a knucklehead at times. Governor Walz also spending much of the short-lived campaign defending his many past controversies rather than advancing her arguments. The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket ultimately losing every single battleground state and the presidency, despite nearly$2 billion in total spending and gushing coverage by everyone in the establishment media.

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