Bessent blames left's political 'venom' for violence after deadly Mar-a-Lago incident

"They are normalizing this violence. It's got to stop."

Bessent pointed to a campaign commercial from an Illinois Democratic Senate candidate in which Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton showcased people declaring, "F--- Trump, vote Juliana," urging that the "profane" video be taken down.

"We don't know whether this person was a mastermind, unhinged or what, but they are normalizing this… violence," he said. 

Sheriff Ric Bradshaw confirmed to Fox News that the suspect was 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina.

The Treasury secretary declined to discuss potential changes to the president's security posture at Mar-a-Lago following the incident but insisted that protections around Trump are "as strong as it's ever been."