Americans must remain vigilant but also committed to freedom following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week, Terrell County (Texas) Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland, a retired Border Patrol agent, told Newsmax on Sunday.
“Of course, this year alone, we’ve seen other political personnel targeted. And it’s nothing really that new,” Cleveland told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “But, you know, we’re Americans and we live in the United States, the greatest country in the world. And even though, at times, there are knee-jerk reactions to take quick and decisive action, you know, we live in the land of the free.”
Cleveland noted that while political figures understand the risks of public life, further security measures at campaign and public events are inevitable.
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