According to Reuters, on the 28th local time, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Pelosi said, “the enemy is in the House of Representatives, and we may need more security funds.” When asked what “inner enemy” means, Pelosi said, “There are members of us who want to bring guns to Congress, which poses a threat of violence to other members.”
The report said that more than 30 lawmakers signed a joint letter on Thursday calling for their protection.
The letter said that congressional police investigated 4,894 security threats in the fiscal year before September 2018, more than five times the number of 902 in fiscal year 2016.
According to the report, Republican Congressman Andy Harris was found to be carrying a hidden gun when entering the House last week, and another Republican congressman, Marjorie Taylor Green, was under censored for supporting violence against Democratic leaders, including Pelosi, in his social media posts before taking office.
