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Secret Service Failure in Attempt on Trump Raises Serious Security Concerns

The saga of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump underscores a shocking failure of the Secret Service, a misstep that should cause every American to raise an eyebrow. As if it weren’t enough that the former president needs to dodge leftist policies at every turn, it seems he also has to contend with a security detail that dropped the ball harder than a clumsy child at a juggling school.

Days before the incident, local police issued warnings about a suspicious character lurking around, yet those alerts never made it to Trump’s protective team. It’s almost as if Trump’s security detail was operating with a blindfold on—completely unaware of the red flags waving in front of them. At the moment the shots rang out at 6:11 p.m., confusion reigned amongst Trump’s advisers, who initially thought the gunfire was merely the sound of fireworks. Clearly, they were more ready for a Fourth of July celebration than for a potential assassination attempt.

In a classic case of communication breakdown, a local police sniper had detected the suspicious behavior of gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks nearly 25 minutes before the attack. He even captured a picture of Crooks while he was loitering outside the venue, playing the role of a sniper more dedicated to his duty than the Secret Service. Col. Christopher L. Paris of the Pennsylvania State Police testified before Congress, revealing how their urgent warnings fizzled out in transit like a bad game of telephone. It’s hard not to wonder if they were using carrier pigeons instead of radio.

The aftermath saw Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepping down after facing pressure to resign, possibly realizing that she was better off in the private sector where incompetence doesn’t come with life-or-death stakes. Her testimony to Congress that suspicious individuals don’t always equate to threats speaks volumes about the current state of this agency. When one considers that Crooks wasn’t even inside the security bubble but rather outside the checkpoints with a rangefinder aimed at the stage, it’s baffling how this didn’t raise more alarms. Apparently, the Secret Service operates under the assumption that what happens outside a security perimeter is none of their business.

The alarming part of this whole muddled fiasco is that Crooks was positioned just under 200 yards away from Trump, a clear sightline that would make a marksman salivate. When Trump’s advisers finally realized what was happening, it was a hair-raising close call—Trump narrowly escaped the bullet, which simply grazed his ear. Reports indicate that local snipers who had observed Crooks for more than an hour before the incident were clueless, since there was no briefing or communication with the Secret Service. This lack of coordination is simply inexcusable and flies in the face of the agency’s mission to protect the nation’s leaders.

If there’s one takeaway from this debacle, it’s that traditional law enforcement appears more prepared to protect Trump than those supposedly tasked with safeguarding him. Perhaps it’s time for the Secret Service to brush up on their communication skills. After all, if local police can manage to relay messages, the Secret Service ought to be able to step up their game and ensure that future threats are dealt with before they reach the stage, rather than after the sound of gunfire echoes in the air.

Written by Staff Reports

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