{"id":2296263,"date":"2024-07-16T12:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-was-too-sloped-for-snipers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:37:10","slug":"secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers-2\/","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-2%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=2296263&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>Ces-bill-remove-secret-service-protection-president&#8221;>introduced\u2064 a bill<\/a> to remove\u2063 Secret Service protection for former Presidents who decline \u2063it. Cheatle acknowledged \u200cthe proposed legislation, calling \u2064it \u2063a &ldquo;personal choice&rdquo; for Trump if he decides to eschew federal protection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any \u2063action on the part of\u2064 the federal or the local government is not\u200c going to prevent somebody from trying to harm the former president or anybody else,&rdquo; \u200cCheatle\u2062 told the network. &ldquo;Those motivations are going to be there, and they&rsquo;re going to be there since before \u2062the decision was made and since \u2064after the\u200b decision was made, and those motivations have not changed the scope of\u2064 our responsibilities or commitments \u2062to protecting the former president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13639613\/amp\/Secret-Service-director-wasnt-roof-gunman.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<footer>\n<ul class=\"article-tags\">\n<li>          <a 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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-ef4374d455551cd6c08f5721aaff6d88 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ef4374d455551cd6c08f5721aaff6d88\"><\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers\/\" title=\"Secret Service Director: Roof Too Steep for Snipers\">gunman fired multiple shots killing<\/a> <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;command center&rdquo; 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 federal security agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4ea4d5d40f2417b34d4fab7cdad5b904 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4ea4d5d40f2417b34d4fab7cdad5b904\"><\/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=\"1twpRdXFaDm76B53In4jUe0Blil84AWLqu1k2cVZfCNqVQxeshv69YW2RLMyEoz08iOrgnZGJSbJpgIUwayQ\"><\/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__b89e9-672a0d181d1fe42cde39b54551aebaed fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-672a0d181d1fe42cde39b54551aebaed\"><\/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=\"T0OmAtf4JHMY3hQWPD0SYn3mansfsgZoxN8UbEFw21D9OcL7V4ipZ7GyqWIkGLNlUqdurjtFXwx1jr6HzgIe5RMA\"><\/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__b89e9-45247b9e785642f351e5436d2deda41d fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-45247b9e785642f351e5436d2deda41d\"><\/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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