Mike Johnson says Secret Service must ‘tighten up’ after Trump’s third assassination attempt and vows total overhaul of security: ‘This can’t go on’

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to Fox News on Monday morning in his first television appearance since Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Johnson didn’t mince words, telling Fox host Bill Hemmer: ‘We need Secret Service leaders to act tougher.’

The Speaker also patted his colleagues on the back and stated: ‘The House is doing our job, Comer has already announced an investigation with the Secret Service.’

Pressed by Hemmer about when the Secret Service briefing would occur, Johnson did not give an exact time.

Johnson also called President Donald Trump ‘the most attacked, most slandered political figure in history’.

The House’s top Republican also praised Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s rhetoric following the ballroom attack on Saturday.

Johnson also stated that now is the time to ‘unite’ and stated that ‘it is time for us to come together.’

Footage showed chaos quickly ensuing on Saturday night; One photo showed House Speaker Mike Johnson being quickly escorted out of the venue by members of the Secret Service.

Trump is surrounded by his cabinet and senior staff at the Resolute Table in the White House

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a teacher from Torrance, California, was seen trying to pass through a security checkpoint Saturday night while armed with a shotgun, a handgun and several knives.

He exchanged gunfire with Secret Service agents before pinning him to the ground and arresting him. An agent’s bulletproof vest was shot and is expected to recover. No one else was harmed.

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the annual black-tie gala that brings together politicians and journalists, was just about to begin when a series of gunshots rang out and the Secret Service was forced to take action.

Trump released security camera footage of Allen, dressed in all black, running towards the hotel with a gun in his hand, before being rushed away by armed guards.

Journalists in the room took photos of senior administration officials being taken to safety.

Video footage shows Vice President J.D. Vance being frantically helped off the stage by Secret Service agents as Trump and Melania ducked for cover.

Clips then showed several agents reaching for the President and quickly pulling him to safety.

In one of the images, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Cheryl Hines, were seen ducking as they ran to safety.

Right behind them were Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller and his wife, Katie Miller.

After everyone was taken to safety, the president spoke at a White House news conference in the West Wing an hour after the violence.

‘It’s always shocking when something like this happens,’ he said. ‘I heard a noise and thought a tray had fallen on the floor.’

Trump added that Melania Trump immediately recognized the voice as a ‘bad voice’ and that it was a very traumatic experience for her.

‘Melania was very knowledgeable,’ he continued.

The president also shared his concern for his wife’s safety, given the multiple assassination attempts against her.

Federal prosecutors announced that Allen will be charged with two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.

If convicted, Allen could face a 20-year prison sentence for the assault, while the weapons charges carry a minimum sentence of ten years in prison, while the shooting risks a life sentence.