{"id":2296852,"date":"2024-07-16T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T00:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-revelation-about-trump-protection-revealed-its-so-much-worse-than-we-thought\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T20:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T00:14:07","slug":"shocking-revelation-about-trumps-protection-is-worse-than-expected-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-revelation-about-trumps-protection-is-worse-than-expected-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking revelation about Trump&#8217;s protection is worse than expected"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fshocking-revelation-about-trumps-protection-is-worse-than-expected-5%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=2296852&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrity-chef-delivers-food-to-d-c-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Celebrity chef delivers food to D.C. law enforcement\">additional security measures<\/a> \u200dtaken to protect former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally\u2064 were revealed to be in \u2062response to intelligence agencies being aware of a possible Iranian plot to kill him. The Secret Service increased security resources and assets \u200cfor the event, but the measures did not prevent a 20-year-old man from attempting\u2062 to\u2064 shoot Trump. Information about the Iranian threat was shared with Trump&#8217;s security team, and the Secret Service surged resources in advance of the rally. After the incident, there\u2063 was \u2064a debate about the responsibility of \u200cthe Secret Service in securing the event, with conflicting \u200dstatements from officials and experts. The\u2063 incident\u2064 was \u200cdeemed a failure\u200b at\u2063 the management or command level for\u200d not\u2063 addressing security weaknesses.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>What since Saturday have seemed like anemic security measures to protect former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally were in fact protection on steroids, according to a new account.<\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/trump-iran-assassination-plot.html?campaign_id=190&amp;emc=edit_ufn_20240716&amp;instance_id=128931&amp;nl=from-the-times&amp;regi_id=131849314&amp;segment_id=172322&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=928f95d9f08376c24fd0688e79fbd645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> said that prior to Saturday&rsquo;s attempted assassination, intelligence agencies were aware of a possible Iranian plot to kill Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said, officials it did not name claimed that due to the intelligence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooting-setup-cnn-host-panics-tries-shut-army-sniper-stunning-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> security for the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally was already increased.<\/p>\n<p>The intelligence prompted the Secret Service to enhance security for the former president before his outdoor campaign rally on Saturday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Times quoted officials as saying, the Secret Service increased &ldquo;resources and assets&rdquo; but did not provide specifics.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>And, the Times noted, &ldquo;[W]hatever additional measures were taken did not stop a 20-year-old local man from clambering on top of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-revelation-about-trumps-protection-is-worse-than-expected-2\/\" title=\"Shocking revelation about Trump&#039;s protection is worse than expected\">nearby warehouse roof<\/a> to shoot at Mr. Trump, grazing his right ear and coming close to killing him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said, information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-shooter-wasnt-one-trump-new-potential-threat-reportedly-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian threat<\/a>, which it framed as part of Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public\/\" title=\"Man who spent k to transform into a collie takes first public stroll.\">long-standing desire<\/a> to avenge the death of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, was given to Trump&rsquo;s security team.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Secret Service learned of the increased threat from this threat stream,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/16\/politics\/iran-plot-assassinate-trump-secret-service\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> said it was told by an official it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>The National Security Council contacted the Secret Service &ldquo;at a senior level to be absolutely sure they continued to track the latest reporting,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service &ldquo;d this information with the detail lead, and the Trump campaign was made aware of an evolving threat. In response to the increased threat, Secret Service surged resources and assets for the protection of former President Trump. All of this was in advance of Saturday,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service has been trying to say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disgraced-secret-service-chief-kim-cheatle-announces-will-not-resign-jaw-dropping-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security<\/a> for Saturday was not its job alone.<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said that local police were inside the building from which shooter Thomas Crooks fired and that it was the job of local police to secure that building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was local police in that building &mdash; there was local police in the area that were responsible for the outer perimeter of the building,&rdquo; Cheatle said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/16\/politics\/secret-service-trump-rally-blame\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, CNN quoted a former Secret Service agent as saying, &ldquo;The Service is responsible for everything, not just the inner perimeter. They should make sure all of this is covered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clynrvkd1000a3b6k0uuzegwy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&ldquo;Officers inside a building &mdash; that&rsquo;s not mitigating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-revelation-about-trumps-protection-is-worse-than-expected\/\" title=\"Shocking revelation about Trump&#039;s protection is worse than expected\">high-ground vulnerability<\/a>,&rdquo; the former agent said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Disgraced Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is now saying they didn&rsquo;t put snipers on the roof where the shooter was b\/c it was &ldquo;sloped&rdquo; and &ldquo;not safe&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So then why were these snipers on this roof?<\/p>\n<p>This lady keeps digging herself a deeper hole<\/p>\n<p>RESIGN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HRf0PPEQdc\">pic.twitter.com\/HRf0PPEQdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1813248532259668202?\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Patrick Yoes, the national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said Saturday&rsquo;s incident was &ldquo;not a failure of the local, state or federal officers on the ground who responded to the shots fired at former President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They acted heroically and put their lives on the line to protect everyone at the event, and we must recognize that,&rdquo; Yoes said. &ldquo;This is a failure at the management or command level who failed to secure an obvious weakness in the security of this event.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Intelligence agencies were aware of a possible Iranian plot to kill Trump before the attempted assassination on Saturday. This prompted the Secret Service to increase security for the rally, although specific details were not provided. Despite these enhanced measures, a local man was still able to shoot at Trump, grazing his ear. The threat from Iran was communicated to Trump&#8217;s security team, and the Secret Service took additional precautions in response. The Secret Service Director claimed that local police were responsible for securing the building from which the shooter fired, but some critics argue that the Secret Service should have ensured all vulnerabilities were covered. The incident was not a failure of the officers on the ground, but rather a failure of management or command in securing the event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2296853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Rally-PA.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4133,5894,4140,4633,3634],"class_list":["post-2296852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-protection","tag-scandal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Rally-PA.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296852","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2296852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}