By Evaristo Lara
24 Aug 2024, 1:59 PM EDT
Some of the Secret Service members who were assigned to ensure Donald Trump’s safety when a 20-year-old student tried to kill him last month, They were punished for not having properly fulfilled their duty.
On July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, when A teenager named Thomas Crooks lay on the roof of a building and from there pulled the trigger of a long-range rifle eight times.
That afternoon, The poor planning of those who were ensuring the safety of the Republican candidate cost a citizen his life who came to listen to the speech, while another was injured; a bullet pierced part of his right ear, causing bleeding.
Although the shooter was shot dead at the scene minutes later, an investigation was launched to determine who else could be behind the attack, but also to determine who was responsible for the poor security work in not preventing such a regrettable event from occurring.
Kimberly Cheatle, the first woman to head the Secret Service, was forced to resign 10 years after the attack in Pennsylvaniathis to prevent Republican politicians from sending him to trial for his poor performance.
However, that has not diminished the pressure of investigations. from Congress and an independent commission created by the Department of Homeland Security to make those involved in the security of the 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate pay for a negligence that could have cost him his life.
According to the television network CNN, A source close to the Secret Service told reporters that several members of the agency involved in planning the rally in advance, as well as a member of Donald Trump’s security team, have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home. awaiting clarification of the situation.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the United States Secret Service, issued a statement reiterating that an investigation is ongoing to determine why so many failures occurred on the day of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
“The United States Secret Service is committed to investigating personnel decisions and actions related to the event in Butler, Pennsylvania and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The United States Secret Service mission assurance review is moving forward and we are examining the processes, procedures, and factors that led to this operational failure,” the letter states.
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