Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) is asking the Secret Service to reconsider its decision to allow firearms within the “soft perimeter” of the Republican National Committee’s convention in Milwaukee following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
The Democratic governor said he believes it is “exceedingly important that additional steps be taken to keep convention participants and attendees, law enforcement, and the local community safe,” a source with knowledge of the discussion told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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