Two members of the Metro Nashville Council blocked a resolution condemning the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump and all political violence from being discussed at Tuesday’s meeting.
The resolution, introduced by Councilmembers Courtney Johnston, Jeff Eslick, and Bob Nash, condemns the “attempted assassination of former President Trump,” “all political violence,” and honors the victims of the attack and the actions of the Secret Service.
Trump was grazed by a single bullet in his upper right ear in what is formally being investigated as a failed assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13.
The suspected 20-year old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was fatally shot by Secret Service personnel after he shot and killed one spectator – identified as former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company Chief Corey Comperatore – and injured three others including the former president.
The resolution reads, in part:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Metropolitan County Council hereby goes on record as honoring Corey Comperatore, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, and all other victims of the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination attempt on former President Trump.
Section 2. That the Metropolitan County Council hereby goes on record as condemning the attempted assassination of former President Trump and all political violence.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
The resolution was filed late, considering the assassination attempt of Trump happened over the weekend on Saturday afternoon.
In order for the resolution to be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting, the Council must have agreed to suspend the rules to accommodate the resolution.
However, Councilmembers Ginny Welsh and Terry Vo objected to suspending the rules, blocking the resolution from being debated at the meeting.
All ordinances and resolutions must be filed a week prior to Council meetings in order to secure a discussion during a meeting, per the rules of procedure of the Council:
All ordinances and resolutions shall be filed in the Clerk’s Office not later than noon on the Tuesday at least one week prior to a regular meeting of the Council and not later than 11:00 a.m. of the third day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, preceding the day of any other Council meeting.
Nashville Vice Mayor Angie Henderson encouraged sponsors of the resolution condemning the assassination attempt of Trump and political violence to “timely” file the legislation for the Council’s next meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6.
Johnston called the action to block the resolution from being discussed at Tuesday’s meeting a “vile action by extremists on the council that regrettably has become all too common.”
“Every Tennessean, and certainly every Nashvillian, should be ashamed that these two council members could not denounce the murder of an innocent man and the attempted assassination of former President Trump. In the United States, we settle our political differences with ballots, not bullets,” Johnston added.
Watch Tuesday’s Council meeting:
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
The members of the city counsel should be very grateful Trump is alive and well. If they had succeeded this country would be in turmoil and a run away freight train headed into full blown civil war. They really should know that we will start local with who is eliminated once SHTF.
Our supermajority of a liberal council…..hopefully we can get rid of them soon. Division has been a problem with this council. As I watch the Republican Convention, I certainly remember our council and city leaders saying a firm NO to having it here in Nashville.
Never Forget. Painting crosswalks shows clearly some of their concerns.
there are to many members of the metro council.. towns larger than Nasville have less members. hence less chance of militants becoming members.
No surprise here. Democrats being exactly who they are.