{"id":2296240,"date":"2024-07-16T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-secret-service-did-not-refuse-to-give-order-to-take-out-the-perp-before-trump-assassination-attempt\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:31:11","slug":"fact-check-the-secret-service-did-not-refuse-to-give-the-order-to-take-out-the-perpetrator-before-the-assassination-attempt-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-the-secret-service-did-not-refuse-to-give-the-order-to-take-out-the-perpetrator-before-the-assassination-attempt-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: The Secret Service did not refuse to give the order to take out the perpetrator before the assassination attempt on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/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%2Ffact-check-the-secret-service-did-not-refuse-to-give-the-order-to-take-out-the-perpetrator-before-the-assassination-attempt-on-trump%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=2296240&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 summary \u200cin English is about a \u200cphoto shared on X that allegedly shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-george-soros-did-not-die-on-june-10\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, George Soros Did Not Die On June 10\">4chan post<\/a>\u2062 from an officer claiming \u2064the\u2063 Secret Service did not allow him to shoot the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald\u200b Trump. However,\u200b the claim was\u200c confirmed to be false by a Secret Service spokesperson via email. Before the\u200b Trump rally where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-terrorism-official-theres-a-real-acceleration-by-iran-to-assassinate-enemies-on-foreign-soil\/\" title=\"UK Terrorism Official: Iran Speeds Up Plotting Assassinations Abroad\">assassination attempt occurred<\/a>, Secret Service agents had identified the\u2062 nearby roof \u200cthe\u2063 shooter\u2062 used as a potential security \u2063risk,\u200d according to NBC News.\u200b Investigative efforts\u200c are ongoing to \u2063determine \u2064how the events \u2062unfolded.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>A photo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeckovKanani\/status\/1812502038783152492\/photo\/1\"><span>shared on X<\/span><\/a><span>  allegedly shows a 4chan post from an officer claiming the Secret Service did not let him shoot the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Jonathan Willis, the officer in the famous photo of the two snipers on the roof at Trump&rsquo;s rally, has informed the public that he had the assassin in his sights for at least 3 minutes, but the head of the Secret Service refused to give the order to take out the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xkd5VBgAo\">pic.twitter.com\/6xkd5VBgAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeckov Kanani (@JeckovKanani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeckovKanani\/status\/1812502038783152492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed that the claim is false via email.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before the start of the Trump rally last weekend in which a man attempted to assassinate the former president, Secret Service agents identified the nearby roof the shooter used as a potential security risk, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-rally-shooting-secret-service-identified-rooftop-security-flaw-rcna161783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. Investigators are still working to understand how the gunman accessed the roof, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An X post appears to show a 4chan post published on July 14 titled &ldquo;THEY WOULDN&rsquo;T LET ME TAKE OUT THE SHOOTER,&rdquo; claiming to have been posted by a Secret Service agent. Accompanying it is an image that appears to show two snipers on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-haters-immediately-flood-twitter-with-sick-new-hashtag-pure-evil\/\" title=\"Trump Haters Immediately Flood Twitter With Sick New Hashtag - Pure Evil\">roof taking aim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My name is Jonathan Willis, I&rsquo;m the officer in the famous photo of the two snipers on the roof at Trump&rsquo;s rally,&rdquo; the post reads. &ldquo;I came here to inform the public that I had the assassin in my sights for at least 3 minutes, but the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-kamala-got-loomered-laura-loomer-catches-kamala-harris-body-double-at-palm-beach-polling-place-video-photos\/\" title=\"FAKE KAMALA GOT LOOMERED! --Laura Loomer Catches Kamala Harris BODY DOUBLE at Palm Beach Polling Place! (VIDEO -PHOTOS)\">secret service<\/a> refused to give the order to take out the perp. 100% the top brass prevented me from killing the assassin before he took the shots at president Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">post&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s caption reads, in part, &ldquo;They prevented him from stopping the assassin before he took shots at President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span>A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed there was no refusal to give an order to take out the suspect in an email to Check Your Fact.&nbsp;<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/12\/fact-check-ap-news-donald-trump-child-molestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, AP News Did Not Report On Alleged Donald Trump Child Molestation)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;That is false,&rdquo; the spokesperson said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The post claims &ldquo;Jonathan Willis&rdquo; is in the picture that shows two snipers on the roof. The photo was taken by Gene J. Puskar with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/secret-service-trump-rally-4e3415b1461f5acefbc8e1fadad0375b\"><span>AP News<\/span><\/a><span>. The image&rsquo;s caption does not name the two men, but instead reads, &ldquo;Police snipers return fire after shots were fired while Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulating on X allegedly shows a 4chan post from an officer claiming the Secret Service prevented him from shooting the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. However, this claim has been confirmed as false by a Secret Service spokesperson. Before the Trump rally where the assassination attempt occurred, Secret Service agents had identified the nearby roof as a potential security risk. The post on 4chan, supposedly written by an officer named Jonathan Willis, claimed he had the assassin in his sights for at least 3 minutes but was not allowed to take action. However, the Secret Service spokesperson confirmed that there was no refusal to give an order to take out the suspect. The photo in question showing two snipers on the roof was taken by Gene J. Puskar with AP News and does not name the individuals in the image<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2296241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922034-scaled-e1721070576579.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,13420,4096,34163,3634],"class_list":["post-2296240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-fact-check","tag-order","tag-secret-service","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2161922034-scaled-e1721070576579.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296240","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}