{"id":2295279,"date":"2024-07-15T11:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-had-direct-line-of-sight-to-trump-mayorkas-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:47:40","slug":"shooter-had-direct-line-of-sight-to-trump-mayorkas-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-had-direct-line-of-sight-to-trump-mayorkas-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooter had &#8220;direct line of sight&#8221; to Trump: Mayorkas- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshooter-had-direct-line-of-sight-to-trump-mayorkas-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295279&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses an incident where a gunman shot \u2062at former \u2062President Donald Trump, with Homeland Security\u200c Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u200dadmitting\u2064 that the\u2063 gunman had a direct line \u2062of sight to \u200cTrump,\u2063 a situation that should never \u2064have occurred. Mayorkas stated that President Biden \u2063has directed an independent \u200creview of\u2063 the incident. Mayorkas has also come under scrutiny for his handling \u200bof\u2063 the southern border and has\u200d vowed to learn more about the assailant and make recommendations to ensure the safety of protectees. The FBI is leading the \u200binvestigation\u200d into\u200b the incident, where the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at\u2063 Trump from atop \u2063a nearby building\u200d during a rally in Butler, \u2063Pennsylvania. Witnesses\u2062 at the rally\u200d had attempted to alert authorities when they \u200bsaw the shooter on the roof.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gunman should never have had \u2018direct line of sight\u2019 to Trump: Mayorkas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/anna-giaritelli\/\">Anna Giaritelli<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T11:04:46-04:00\">July 15, 2024 11:04 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1702238\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a> admitted the gunman who shot former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> on Saturday had a \u201cdirect line\u201d of sight and that such a positioning should have never been possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA direct line of sight\u00a0like that to the former\u00a0president should not occur,\u201d Mayorkas told ABC News\u2019s <em>Good Morning America<\/em> Monday morning. \u201cThat\u2019s why President Biden\u00a0directed an independent\u00a0review of the incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas, who was impeached by the House earlier this year for his handling of the southern border during years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-democrats-flip-to-republican-in-political-upheaval-of-border-towns\/\" title=\"NY Times: Democrats Flip to Republican in &#039;Political Upheaval&#039; of Border Towns\">record-high illegal immigration<\/a>, has come under fire as the leader of the Department of Homeland Security, which also oversees the Secret Service. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans and the Trump-aligned America First Legal group immediately called for an investigation into how the Secret Service planned for the rally and responded during the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas has vowed to \u201clearn everything about the assailant who, of course, the Secret Service so bravely neutralized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to really study the event independently and make\u00a0recommendations to the Secret\u00a0Service and to me so that we can\u00a0assure the safety and security\u00a0of our protectees, which is one\u00a0of our most vital missions in\u00a0the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland\u00a0Security, and across the\u00a0government,\u201d Mayorkas said.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is the lead investigative agency.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses at the rally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081194\/secret-service-blew-shooters-head-off-witness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters they had attempted to flag down local police or Secret Secret agents when they saw a man crawling on the roof of a nearby building.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, is believed to have shot at Trump from atop a nearby building during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">this BBC interview with a guy outside the security perimeter who claims he saw the shooter before he fired is absolutely wild <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJpKZTxSAe\">pic.twitter.com\/vJpKZTxSAe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SharpFootball\/status\/1812265909727396107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A witness who claimed to have seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shots-fired-on-chicagos-west-side-halt-production-of-chicago-fire-tv-series-again\/\" title=\"Shots Fired on Chicago\u2019s West Side Halt Production of \u201cChicago Fire\u201d TV Series Again\">gunman open fire<\/a> at Trump\u2019s\u00a0rally said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> agents encountered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rally-witness-claims-secret-service-blew-shooters-head-off-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump rally witness claims Secret Service blew shooter\u2019s head off - Washington Examiner\">shooter immediately afterward<\/a> and \u201cblew his head off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u00a0spoke with an unnamed witness who was outside the crowd standing by a nearby building in the vicinity who said he and another person attempted to flag local and federal\u00a0police about a suspicious person \u201ccrawling\u201d onto the back of a roof with a rifle.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1702238\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1702238\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that the gunman who shot former President Donald Trump had a clear line of sight and that this should not have been possible. Mayorkas stated that President Biden has ordered an independent review of the incident. Mayorkas, who has faced criticism for his handling of the southern border, has promised to thoroughly investigate the assailant and make recommendations to improve the safety and security of protectees. The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting. Witnesses reported trying to alert authorities about the gunman before the attack. The suspected shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was allegedly shot by Secret Service agents immediately after firing at Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2295280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alejandro-mayorkas-dhs.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35101,6842,3634],"class_list":["post-2295279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-direct-line-of-sight","tag-shooter","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/alejandro-mayorkas-dhs.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}