The Secret Service's top official said her agency was 'totally responsible' for failing to protect Donald Trump from a would-be assassin at his Pennsylvania rally Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he leaves the stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. top official on Tuesday said her agency was “totally responsible” for failing to protect Donald Trump from a would-be assassin at his Pennsylvania rally Saturday.
Trump’s ear before the 20-year-old gunman was killed by“What I was trying to stress was that we just divided up areas of responsibility, and they provided support to those areas of responsibility,” Ms.told CNN about the role of the local police. She added that her agency “couldn’t do our job without them.”She told ABC News that the structure’s sloped roof presented a safety hazard for counter snipers, so they were ordered to stay inside.
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