The report reveals uncoordination, negligence and lack of reaction to key alerts during the attack on the Republican in Pennsylvania.
He National Security Committee and Government Affairs of the United States Senate held the Secret service by multiple mistakes made in the Attack against the then candidate for the Republican party, Donald Trumpon July 13, 2024 in Pennsylvania.
In a report released on Monday, the committee said there was a “Cascade of avoidable failures that almost cost the life of President Trump.”
The attack occurred during a campaign act in the city of Butler. Trump was reached by the rubbing of a bullet in his right ear and, although he was saved from a miracle, the attack He left a balance of two dead: the attacker and a public member. The president was quickly evacuated by the Secret Service, although the viralized images showed the seriousness of the situation: Trump bleeding, falling to the floor and then removed to the shout of “Fight” (“fight”).
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The US Senate denounces a “total security collapse fueled by bureaucratic indifference”
According to the Senate report, the Secret Service failed at multiple levels: it did not act on credible intelligence, it did not coordinate with local order forces and did not take effective preventive measures. “What happened was inexcusable and the consequences imposed by the failures committed so far do not reflect the seriousness of the situation,” says the document.
The committee remarked that No official was removed from position Despite the magnitude of the incident. “It was a total collapse of security at all levels, fed by bureaucratic indifference,” emphasizes the report. The critic also points to the fact that the attacker managed to position himself on a terrace more than 200 meters from the stage without being detected.
According to official sources, the attacker was dejected shortly after the attempt of magnicide. The area was completely evacuated and declared “crime scene.”
Trump, who at that time was direct rival of Joe Biden In the presidential race, he expressed himself again after the attack on social networks, thanking his security team and ratifying his willingness to continue the campaign. His return to acts was celebrated by his followers as a Sample of strength and determination.
Source: Ambito
