DHS Watchdog Faults Secret Service for Communication Failures and Missed Warnings During Trump Rally Shooting
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Secret Service missed several chances to stop the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The watchdog report stated that the agency failed to secure a line-of-sight risk and ignored multiple warnings before the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. One major issue was a lack of a joint communications center. This failure caused the Secret Service to miss 102 radio transmissions from local police regarding the gunman. The investigation also revealed errors by individual personnel on the day of the rally. One Secret Service member was reportedly searching for the shooter's rooftop location on Google at the exact moment the shots were fired. Additionally, the watchdog noted that significant understaffing contributed to the security gaps that allowed the shooter to remain undetected until the attack began.
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