Trump shot?

[TheRedneck]

Well, I don't know.  TMZ is pretty tenacious about this kind of thing.  They don't back down very easy, especially when they think they've got something no one else has.

And yes, this is an absolute, 100%, SS failure, no matter how anyone tries to slice and dice it.  I've worked around the SS before and they are generally not clowns, BUT this was back in 2008.  And, it was Obama they were protecting.  They left not a single stone un-turned for about a mile in every direction from where Obama would be.  Seriously, we had to weld manhole covers shut upwards of a mile from any place he or anyone else from his entourage were going to be.  We're STILL cutting some of those welds apart fully 16 years after the fact!  There were counter-snipers on every rooftop, and most certainly all of the highest ones.  The place was crawling with counter-snipers.  It was incredible.  They had a whole separate cargo aircraft just for them.  So, there was AF1, and two (2) C-17 GlobeMaster aircraft (one for the president's vehicles, and the 2nd for the SS contingent).  It was like a mobile army!

Much different SS now, I guess.

It's definitely a Secret Service failure, but I'm thinking at the planning level instead of the agent level. The agents from what I understand, did exactly what they are supposed to do when an assassination attempt happens. The shot rang out, Trump touched his ear, saw the blood, and immediately went into a crouch. There were SS agents on him almost immediately, covering him with their bodies. They held that position until the threat was neutralized, then allowed him to get up and escorted him back to an extraction vehicle.

Yes, two of the agents were too short and should have been assigned elsewhere. But that's the woke agenda. They probably identify as 7'-2" and 350 pounds.

The problem was in the planning. I'm hearing that SS does not directly cover private buildings outside the venue, relying on local law enforcement for that... but that makes zero sense. It's contrary to what I have always understood: when the President shows up, everything is covered and crawling with agents.

It seems there are 50 different stories out there about what the SS should have done or what their standard operating procedure is, and they all contradict each other. So I really don't know... but I know it's ridiculous to not cover private buildings.

If I had to guess, that Director is the lead failure, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were intentional. She has admitted fault,  but refused to step down... "Sure, I screwed up, but we'll get him next time" is how I read that.

TheRedneck