A Pennsylvania man tried to kill former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally; questions emerge about security lapses that gave him an opportunity.
Days after a would-be assassin killed a bystander and wounded two others while trying to kill former President Donald Trump, questions remain about how an armed man was able to climb onto a rooftop less than 150 yards from a major political candidate with a rifle and a clear line of sight.
Additional agents in tactical gear were pictured over the suspect's corpse on the rooftop moments later. The Service's duties have expanded, and the country is also in an active stretch of the busy 2024 campaign season, where President Biden and his predecessor and challenger, Trump, are both on the road regularly; the Republican National Conference is set to kick off in Milwaukee – and Chicago will host the Democratic National Conference in a few more weeks.
The U.S. Secret Service has also faced questions over its preparedness and a number of scandals in recent years. The agency took more heat this week after a would-be assassin climbed on top of a building outside the secure perimeter of a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. The suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, died at the scene after a Secret Service counter-sniper team returned fire.
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