{"id":2296184,"date":"2024-07-16T12:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-was-too-sloped-for-snipers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:21:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:21:58","slug":"secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Director: Roof Too Steep for Snipers"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsecret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers%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=2296184&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>Licans and Trump \u2064supporters have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/14\/gop-lawmakers-assail-secret-service-for-trump-assassination-attempt-its-time-for-accountability\/\">condemned<\/a> Cheatle&rsquo;s failures in \u200bprotecting \u200cthe former president, calling for accountability and justice for \u2064the victims of the\u200c attack. 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class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The Secret Service director said the security agency did not station snipers on top of the Pennsylvania roof from which a gunman shot former President Donald Trump last weekend because it was &ldquo;sloped.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Cheatle, the Secret Service chief <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/secret-service-director-who-allowed-assassination-attempt-on-trump-says-she-wont-resign\/\">re<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/secret-service-director-who-allowed-assassination-attempt-on-trump-says-she-wont-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/secret-service-director-who-allowed-assassination-attempt-on-trump-says-she-wont-resign\/\">using<\/a> calls to step down after Trump was shot in the head, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13639613\/amp\/Secret-Service-director-wasnt-roof-gunman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> ABC News that federal officials opted to forgo snipers on the rooftop that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-rally-shooting-secret-service-identified-rooftop-security-flaw-rcna161783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">identified<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/axios-co-founders-demand-trump-apologize-for-being-shot\/\" title=\"Axios Co-Founders Demand Trump Apologize For Being Shot\">security threat days<\/a> before the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b307ac9305666e7103059a52d7724176 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b307ac9305666e7103059a52d7724176\"><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there&rsquo;s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn&rsquo;t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Three counter-snipers were <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/report-three-counter-snipers-were-in-building-trump-shooter-used-took-photos-of-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">positioned<\/a> in the building underneath the roof from which Saturday&rsquo;s gunman fired multiple shots killing <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/15\/late-trump-rallygoer-was-a-real-life-superhero-who-took-a-bullet-to-protect-his-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one<\/a> rallygoer and injuring three others, including Trump. The event&rsquo;s security &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-states-that-three-counter-snipers-were-present-in-the-building-where-the-shooter-was-located-2\/\" title=\"Report states that three counter-snipers were present in the building where the shooter was located\">command center&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was even notified of the shooter moments before the would-be assassin began firing into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The shooter was actually identified as a potential person of suspicion,&rdquo; Cheatle told ABC. &ldquo;Unfortunately, with the rapid succession of how things unfolded, by the time that individual was eventually located, they were on the rooftop and were able to fire off at the former president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle told the network, &ldquo;The buck stops with me,&rdquo; but she continued to resist calls to resign her post as head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spooks-in-silicon-valley-flow-of-u-s-intelligence-analysts-into-big-tech-jobs-raises-alarm\/\" title=\"Spooks in Silicon Valley: Flow of U.S. Intelligence Analysts Into Big Tech Jobs Raises Alarm\">federal security agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2b99367462cb363cb58629d49417c085 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2b99367462cb363cb58629d49417c085\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert <a href=\"https:\/\/boebert.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-boebert-introduces-legislation-hold-secret-service-director-accountable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">introduced<\/a> legislation Monday to strip the Secret Service director of her salary and expense reimbursements after last weekend&rsquo;s failed assassination attempt of the GOP presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"ARcObKFxvcqN82eMjPWSG9NdRsQ1ylHQt0U3FnrYmpZ059BYjr7h3nlDgw72uzDTfB6e\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-omar-act-seeks-to-stop-lawmakers-from-enriching-spouses\/\" title=\"Republicans\u2019 \u2018OMAR Act\u2019 Seeks To Stop Lawmakers From Enriching Spouses\">ve introduced legislation<\/a> to hold Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle accountable for the agency&rsquo;s incompetence and failure to protect President Trump during the Butler, Pennsylvania campaign rally. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8SIASxecCM\">pic.twitter.com\/8SIASxecCM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBoebert\/status\/1812996068797522426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A source&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/13\/democrats-started-trying-to-strip-trumps-secret-service-protection-just-months-before-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;The Federalist on Saturday that Trump&rsquo;s security detail had requested more protection and resources, but the Biden administration&rsquo;s Department of Homeland Security denied it &ldquo;time and again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The federal agency has continued to place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/16\/politics\/secret-service-trump-rally-blame\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blame<\/a> for the shooting on local law enforcement, whom officials coopt for presidential events such as the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former President Trump lost part of his right ear. But the Secret Service is ultimately responsible for the overall security plan, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/07\/15\/secret-service-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Washington Post, &ldquo;also has primary responsibility for addressing the risk of a long-range shooter and blocking lines of sight, including by instructing local police to secure or stand guard at buildings that could provide an opportunity for an attacker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Service is responsible for everything, not just the inner perimeter,&rdquo; one former Secret Service agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/16\/politics\/secret-service-trump-rally-blame\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> CNN. &ldquo;They should make sure all of this is covered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b092eb5ede5d695cdb12889d80160e90 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-b092eb5ede5d695cdb12889d80160e90\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump made his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/16\/watch-donald-trump-walks-out-at-rnc-in-first-public-appearance-since-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first<\/a> public appearance since the failed assassination attempt at the Republican National Convention (RNC) Monday night. The former president walked out to the arena in Milwaukee to the song &ldquo;God Bless the U.S.A.&rdquo; as delegates welcomed the former commander-in-chief to the convention for a third White House nomination.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"4nmhlVKvL9tEf3TBy\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW &ndash; Trump, visibly emotional, makes first public appearance, since assassination attempt, at RNC. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0vpjcKzRsl\">pic.twitter.com\/0vpjcKzRsl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1813037049550938369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9ca5e6ac777b4d48a60bc4dc673dca5 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9ca5e6ac777b4d48a60bc4dc673dca5\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. 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Despite calls for her resignation, she defended the decision to secure the building from inside. The shooter was identified as suspicious before the incident, but was able to fire shots before being located. The Secret Service has faced criticism for the failed assassination attempt, with legislation introduced to hold the director accountable. 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