Posted on 07/12/2025 8:17:47 AM PDT by bitt
A new report from the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlines the U.S. Secret Service's security failures during the first attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., one year ago.
The report, ordered by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reveals that the Secret Service received classified intelligence regarding a threat to Trump’s life 10 days before the rally, but failed to share the information with other key agencies. It also identified a series of procedural and planning mistakes, including "misallocation of resources, lack of training and pervasive communication failures" that led to the near assassination.
"One year ago, a series of bad decisions and bureaucratic handicaps led to one of the most shocking moments in political history," Grassley said. "The Secret Service’s failure on July 13 was the culmination of years of mismanagement and came after the Biden administration denied requests for enhanced security to protect President Trump. Americans should be grateful that President Trump survived that day and was ultimately reelected to restore common sense to our country.
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I’ll repeat what others have pointed out: Trump’s detail was never great to begin with and was deliberately drained by Kamala Harris and Jill Biden events that just happened to coincide with the Butler rally; it is reported that these were both scheduled at the last minute. The resulting security “perimeter” was porous to the extreme. People responsible had allowed the perp to walk around the venue taking measurements with a range finder the day before. I realize you shouldn’t ascribe to malice what can be explained by incompetence, but they can both be true at the same time.
We need to keep repeating these 3 truths because they MSM has managed to bury them
1. They knew there was a guy on the roof with a rifle and a clear view.
2. They let Trump take the stage.
3. They let the guy take the shot.
He actually didn't miss his mark. That head shot was dead on. The grace of God came when Trump turned his head just before the shot or perhaps even as the trigger was being pulled.
Worth repeating... it was the grace of God.
Maybe any secret service person hired under a democrat Administration should be let go... Nah, probably not allowed...
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