The US Secret Service, the top organization for guarding sitting and former presidents, was not successful in stopping the attempted assassination, according to Kimberly Cheatle.
At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, a 20-year-old fired a 5.56 mm bullet from an AR-15 weapon, almost killing former US President Donald Trump. Following a first pump, Mr. Trump was shot in the ear, leaving blood splattered over his face. One of the most recognizable images in the annals of contemporary American politics is this one.
The former president claimed in an interview with Fox News that he spoke with Kimberly Cheatle, the chief of the Secret Service, following the shooting, but he felt that a guard ought to have been on the roof where the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthews Crooks, fired his gun.
“She paid me a visit. And that went rather well, actually. I thought she was quite nice. However, Mr. Trump said Fox News, “someone ought to have made sure that nobody was on that roof.”
Ms. Cheatle conceded that the US Secret Service, the top organization tasked with defending sitting and former presidents, was unable to stop the attempted assassination. The statement was given in the course of a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing.
Days prior to the event, the chief of the Secret Service stated that a probable weakness was discovered in the ceiling from the shooter firing.
‘130 Yards Is Like A One-Foot Putt’
During Trump’s discussion with the head of the Secret Service, the gunman’s location was brought up. The former president stated, “That roof was a dead aim right onto the stage.” It’s absurd that they said they didn’t have enough personnel for it. 130 yards (130 meters), they added, is like making a one-foot putt. It’s regarded as being near.
The “most significant operational failure in decades” was acknowledged by the Secret Service chief after concerns were voiced regarding the agency’s handling of the threat. In her testimony, Ms. Cheatle acknowledged that although the individual on the roof was reported to the Secret Service “two to five times” by rally attendees, he was “not immediately classified as a threat”.
‘Biden Called Me’
In an interview with Fox News, Mr. Trump discussed his chat with US President Joe Biden, who remarked, “You’re lucky you turned to the right,” alluding to the tilt of his head that occurred just half a second before the bullet that was intended to kill him narrowly missed the former President’s right ear.
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A “nice conversation” was how Trump described his conversation with Joe Biden. He continued by saying that he had refused to be carried off the stage on a stretcher by the Secret Service agents. Trump remarked, “They wanted to put me on a stretcher.” “They intended to place me on a stretcher, and they had one. ‘I’m not going on a stretcher,’ I responded.
Originally from Texas, Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, provided the first comprehensive description of Trump’s injury. According to Jackson, “The bullet passed, coming less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear.”
