A flashback to the July Trump assassination attempt, and what’s happened since then
Not too long ago, Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a rang out in the middle of his speech, killing one attendee and severely injuring two others. According to the FBI, either a bullet or a wounding him on the ear.
The incident sparked a broader investigation around lapses in Trump’s security apparatus, increasing scrutiny on the Secret Service. Amid a possible second assassination attempt, lawmakers and officials are still in the process of investigating the first attempt on Trump’s life.
A flashback to Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Video showed some attendees noticed the gunman on the roof at least one minute and 57 seconds before the shooting began, and several rally attendees tried to call attention to the gunman as Trump was speaking on the stage. The shooter, was fatally shot at the scene.
Secret Service boosts security: Since the incident, the Secret Service has bolstered Trump’s security detail and surrounds the former president with at campaign rallies. A senior official told additional security measures would also include increasing the number of agents and certain technological changes, though the official declined to provide more details.
The fallout: Then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatl amid criticism for security lapses related to the assassination attempt, and the agency is under continued pressure from lawmakers to hold individuals accountable for those failures. Ronald Rowe, now acting director of the Secret Service, had said several times he would wait until the results of internal investigations into the shooting before making personnel decisions over that day’s failures. Multiple Secret Service personnel from the Pittsburgh Field Office and one member of Trump’s security detail involved in the planning for the July 13 rally were reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home.
Schumer briefed by Secret Service director after Trump security incident
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he has been briefed by acting Secret Service Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. after shots were fired at Trump International Golf Club near former President Donald Trump.
“I applaud the Secret Service for their quick response to ensure former President Trump’s safety,” Schumer added.
“There is no place in this country for political violence of any kind. The perpetrator must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the l
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said he and his wife are “glad” that former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI is saying is an apparent assassination attempt against him.
The statement, which follows closely to what Vice President Kamala Harris wrote earlier, also condemns violence.
