Secret Service Knew About Rooftop Security Flaw at Trump Rally Days Before Event — But IGNORED It

Someone needs to be fired — or worse.

If you found yourself wondering how on earth Secret Service missed the shooter on the rooftop 450 feet away from where President Trump was speaking, it turns out that they didn’t.

According to newly-dropped info, Secret Service knew that this rooftop was a security risk. And yet, they simply chose to ignore it.

They did NOTHING to secure what they identified as a security vulnerability.

Take a look at this maddening development:

The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the U.S. Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before the event, sources familiar with the agency’s operations told NBC News. NBC News' Tom Winter reports. pic.twitter.com/OzTemxqORg

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 15, 2024

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What’s with this?

Also, keep in mind that rally-goers were trying to alert police to the shooter as he “bear crawled” up to the roof.

Still, they just ignored it.

EYE WITNESS describes to BBC News reporter seeing man with rifle on roof of building firing shots at President Trump rally in Pennsylvania before being shot by Secret Service pic.twitter.com/8Dfk19FsgH

— Georgina (@gs_mick) July 13, 2024

No excuse for this rooftop to not be secured! Secret Service must answer for allowing this to happen, this can't be a mistake. Divine intervention ✝️ pic.twitter.com/tT6zLWmtD6

— Pamela Pardee (@broke__joke) July 14, 2024

NBC News reports:

The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before the event, two sources familiar with the agency’s operations told NBC News.

The building, owned by a glass research company, is adjacent to the Butler Farm Show, an outdoor venue in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Secret Service was aware of the risks associated with it, the sources said.

“Someone should have been on the roof or securing the building so no one could get on the roof,” said one of the sources, a former senior Secret Service agent who was familiar with the planning.Understanding how the gunman got onto the roof — despite those concerns — is a central question for investigators scrutinizing how a lone attacker managed to shoot at Trump during Saturday’s campaign event.

Townhall gave some additional insight:

The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, scaled a roof overlooking the rally venue with a rifle. He was less than 150 yards from the former president, where a bullet missed his head by millimeters. The rooftop has been the predominating question concerning the security issues at this rally. Now, NBC News’ Tom Winter is reporting that based on his sources, the Secret Service pointed out that area as a “potential vulnerability in the days before the event.”

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Blessedly, Trump is alive and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ahead of the Republican National Convention, which starts tomorrow. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was in Aspen, Colorado, during the assassination attempt. No representative for the Secret Service was present during the law enforcement presser at 11:45 PM on July 13.

House Republicans have ordered a full investigation into this attack.

God protected our president.

Not the Secret Service.

Still, someone has to answer for allowing this to happen and putting Trump — and all the lives at the rally — in danger.

No excuse for this rooftop to not be secured! Secret Service must answer for allowing this to happen, this can't be a mistake. Divine intervention ✝️ pic.twitter.com/tT6zLWmtD6

— Pamela Pardee (@broke__joke) July 14, 2024