2024-07-14 20:52:54
Washington: The attack on former US President Donald Trump has exposed the failure of the US Secret Service. Experts are considering it a major security lapse. They also say that Trump’s attacker was given a free hand to kill him. The attacker climbed the roof with a rifle and succeeded in attacking. In the presence of security officials, this attacker went to a high-security area with a gun that cannot be hidden and yet the Secret Service could not stop the attack. The question is how did this attack happen and the American people have not yet got the answer to this. He was speaking at Butler Farm in Pennsylvania when the attacker fired a shot. He has suffered a serious injury in his right ear. The snipers present in Trump’s security killed the attacker. However, people are questioning the video that has come, why did the sniper not kill the attacker as soon as he saw him with a gun? Security experts say that it is difficult and perhaps impossible to eliminate every threat. Especially attacks with long-range weapons. But some people say that as a part of regular precautions, there should have been security on the roof so close to Trump.
The shooter was about 120 meters away from Trump’s stage. (Credit-Google Earth)
The failure of the secret service came to the fore
Steve Nottingham, a former SWAT commander in Long Beach, California, called Saturday’s shooting a fundamental security failure. He has worked on the security of visiting foreign leaders, including presidents, and now trains officers on how to respond to critical incidents. He pointed to a lack of attention to areas from which a gunman could fire. The roof from which the attacker attacked should have been covered in time.
Trump was the target
Retired Special Agent Jim Cavanaugh said he was surprised that the shooter was able to reach a high place so close to the rally. He said, ‘Whenever I have been with the Secret Service, every high ground is occupied by them or the local SWAT police. No one is allowed to be on the roof. The Secret Service is in high places.’ Analyzing the place of attack from Google Earth, he said that the attacker was 120 meters away from Trump with a high power rifle AR-15. This rifle can fire up to 180 meters. He said, ‘It is surprising to me that no one noticed this.’
The FBI is investigating
Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens defended the Secret Service in a press conference after the shooting. He said, ‘It is very difficult to prevent an attack in any open area. The investigation will give us a chance to find out where the mistake happened and what can be done in the future.’ The Secret Service has not said anything about this yet. The FBI is investigating the attack. Last month, when Trump’s presidential campaign began, the Secret Service had increased security.