Trump shooting shakes up the GOP convention security conversation

State of play: Trump co-campaign manager Susie Wiles and Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita outlined the campaign's next steps in a memo to staff, a source familiar confirmed to Axios.

• Campaign staffers in Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla., are encouraged to avoid going into those offices as both locations are assessed, they said.
• "We are enhancing the armed security presence with 24/7 officers on-site. Additional security assessments will be in place," they added.
• "The RNC Convention will continue as planned in Milwaukee."

Trump weighed in on the issue, posting on Truth Social Sunday afternoon that he cannot allow a "shooter" to force a change "to scheduling or anything else."

• The former president said he had planned to leave two days later after the assassination attempt, but would instead leave for Milwaukee Sunday afternoon.

Zoom in: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told CBS News after the shooting that he had been informed by the RNC that Trump is moving forward with the convention on its previously set schedule.

• "I haven't heard of any changes in plans," he said.
• Reince Priebus, chairman of the MKE 2024 Host Committee, said in a statement Sunday that "guests have already begun to arrive in Wisconsin, and we look forward to working with the Republican National Committee to welcome everyone to Milwaukee this week."
• Convention events teams already have been working extensively with federal and local law enforcement, though the events Saturday "make things a lot more real," one source deeply involved in convention event planning told Axios.
• The Secret Service didn't respond to requests for comment.

By the numbers: An estimated 63 law enforcement agencies from across the U.S. are assisting some 75 Wisconsin police departments and sheriff's offices during the RNC, according to a Milwaukee Police Department list shared with news outlets including Axios.

• Wisconsin Justice Department will also be in attendance.

Between the lines: The attack has raised questions about how the shooter was able to breach security measures at the rally, House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday.

• Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) claimed on X Saturday that Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas had denied repeated requests to increase Trump's Secret Service protection.

• Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi denied the "untrue assertion" in a post on X Sunday.
• "This is absolutely false. In fact, we added protective resources & technology & capabilities as part of the increased campaign travel tempo," Guglielmi said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pledged Saturday that the House would "conduct a full investigation" into the shooting.

• House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Saturday that the committee called Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle for a hearing and has requested a briefing from the Secret Service.

Zoom out: The RNC begins on Monday and lasts through Thursday.

• In a Truth Social post following the shooting, Trump said he looked forward to speaking at the convention as planned, where he will be officially named the Republican Party's nominee.
• The shooting has shined a renewed spotlight on Republicans after weeks of the turmoil in the Democratic party dominating headlines.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with a Truth Social post from former President Trump and to note the number of police agencies planning to attend the RNC.