As America comes to terms with the shocking assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, WWL's Newell Normand said now is the time, most of all, to exhibit patience.
Having worked with the Secret Service, the FBI and others as the former sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Newell said there are always communication challenges when a national entity comes to a local town.
"We're engaged in these conspiracy theories. We're asking for individuals, leaders, the head of the Secret Service and head of other agencies, to be fired. At this point in time. These are big organizations. These are huge operations. And unless there's some definitive information or evidence to suggest a complete total breakdown or failure, we're premature yet again."
And when it comes to the heads of the Democratic and Republican parties asking for unity, Newell wondered: What is it exactly they're looking for?
"Think about that for a moment. What is that? How do we deliver that?" Newell asked, adding that for him unity means Americans coming together and deciding that no matter what our opinions are, we have decided to adhere together to the rule of law.
And at the end of the day, a bevy of Secret Service agents were willing to literally take a bullet to protect the sanctity of life and the democratic process, Newell said.
"Matthew Crooks was on the top of, I don't know what. I don't know that operational plan. I didn't know the strategy. I didn't know what the protocols were in place. But what I did know is that the moment that shots went out I saw a bunch of Secret Service agents jumping on former President Trump and turning their backs to the shooters and exposing themselves to the line of fire in the hopes of protecting a political candidate."
