House lawmakers were briefed by Secret Service officials on Wednesday after a man was arrested over an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump.

The embattled US Secret Service on Monday defended its role a day after a gunman managed to lie in wait for Donald Trump, as another apparent assassination attempt heightened fears of election violence.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will get more protection from the U.S. Secret Service after two failed assassination attempts on him.

The House is expected to vote Friday to pass a bill bolstering Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates, a move that comes in the wake of two apparent assassination attempts targeting GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Secret Service on Wednesday insisted to House lawmakers that former President Donald Trump already had effectively the same level of protective assets as a sitting president when a second assassination attempt was thwarted in Florida.

The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and high-profile events is retiring this week – marking the second high-ranking official to leave the agency as it grapples with the aftermath of Donald Trump’s near assassination in July.

Former President Trump, in light of the second apparent assassination attempt against him, praised the Secret Service agent who spotted the suspect at his golf club over the weekend and reacted quickly,