Secret Service Blames Local Police For Assassination Attempt: Cops Were ‘Tasked with Securing Properties’ Ahead Of, During Rally
An American flag used as a backdrop at a campaign rally for former president and current Republican candidate Donald J. Trump flutters in the wind at the Butler Fairgrounds in the aftermath of the July 14, 2024 assassination attempt on the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump sustained an ear injury and was taken away […]
Secret Service blames local police, says it was tasked with securing properties surrounding Trump’s Pa. rally
The Secret Service blamed local police for failing to secure the rooftop where suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, arguing it was outside the perimeter federal agencies are tasked with securing. Instead, security and patrol of the AGR International manufacturing site, about 130 yards from the stage where Trump spoke […]