{"id":2308086,"date":"2024-07-25T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-refused-to-fly-drones-before-trump-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T14:33:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:33:26","slug":"secret-service-declined-drone-use-before-trump-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-declined-drone-use-before-trump-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service Declined Drone Use Before Trump Shooting"},"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-declined-drone-use-before-trump-shooting%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=2308086&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>A recent \u2063whistleblower has disclosed serious failures by the U.S.\u2062 Secret Service, occurring shortly before an \u200cassassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. \u2064In a letter shared by Senator Josh Hawley, it was revealed \u200cthat the Secret Service rejected offers from\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> to deploy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catastrophic-debut-in-foreign-affairs-geraldo-rivera-says-kamala-harris-looks-as-inept-as-the-governments-in-central-america\/\" title=\"\u2018Catastrophic Debut In Foreign Affairs\u2019: Geraldo Rivera Says Kamala Harris Looks \u2018As Inept As The Governments\u2019 In Central America\">drone technology<\/a> for security at \u2063a rally where \u2063Trump was appearing. The whistleblower claims that despite having the option to use drones prior to the event, the Secret Service\u200b declined, only to request drone surveillance after the shooting occurred. <\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher\u200c Wray confirmed that \u2063the\u2064 would-be assassin had flown a \u2063reconnaissance\u2062 drone near the rally site just \u200chours before the attack, indicating a premeditated \u200dplan. Following intense scrutiny during a congressional hearing, Secret Service Director Kimberly \u2062Cheatle resigned, admitting to significant\u200d operational failures and the lack of recordings on the day of the incident. Reports also state that the agency had been cautioned about \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-lawmakers-crack-down-on-chinese-business-operating-near-air-force-base\/\" title=\"Texas Lawmakers Crack Down on Chinese Business Operating Near Air Force Base\">security vulnerabilities<\/a> a few days before the event, but protective measures were not adequately\u2062 enforced.  <\/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>\n<p>A new whistleblower revealed another agency failure by the Secret Service two weeks after former President Donald Trump was wounded by a would-be assassin&rsquo;s bullet.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., posted a letter on X addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlining the new allegations brough forward from an anonymous whistleblower.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to one whistleblower, the night before the rally, U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied offers from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-dept-launches-regional-gun-trafficking-strike-forces\/\" title=\"Justice Dept Launches Regional Gun Trafficking Strike Forces\">local law enforcement partner<\/a> to utilize drone technology to secure the rally,&rdquo; Hawley wrote. &ldquo;This means that the technology was both available to [U.S. Secret Service] and able to be deployed to secure the site.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service, however, &ldquo;said no,&rdquo; and the whistleblower &ldquo;further alleges that after the shooting took place, [U.S. Secret Service] changed course and asked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-surgeon-general-discusses-how-to-end-this-pandemic-equitably\/\" title=\"Former Surgeon General Discusses How To \u2018End This Pandemic Equitably\u2019\">local partner<\/a> to deploy the drone technology to surveil the site in the aftermath of the attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#128680; NEW &ndash; Whistleblower tells me local law enforcement partners &amp; suppliers offered drones to Secret Service BEFORE the rally &ndash; but Secret Service declined <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UM0jfrMc9z\">pic.twitter.com\/UM0jfrMc9z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1816508920757662041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/24\/wray-fbi-believes-trump-shooter-live-streamed-venue-two-hours-before-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confirmed<\/a> The Wall Street Journal&rsquo;s reporting last week that the Trump shooter flew a reconnaissance drone roughly 200 yards from the rally fairgrounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, just two hours before the event.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We think, but we do not know,&rdquo; Wray told the House Judiciary Committee, &ldquo;that he was live-streaming, viewing the footage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/trump-gunman-flew-drone-over-rally-site-hours-before-attempted-assassination-2d0e2e1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> Friday the failed assassin was able to fly the drone on a &ldquo;programmed flight path&rdquo; which &ldquo;suggests Crooks flew the drone more than once as he researched and scoped out the event site.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency chief struggled to answer lawmakers&rsquo; questions in a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4786857-secret-service-director-cheatle-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing<\/a> with the House Oversight Committee. The disgraced Secret Service chief <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/22\/secret-service-director-claims-there-are-no-recordings-of-radio-traffic-from-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> representatives her agency had no radio recordings from agents on the day that she admitted was the &ldquo;most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NBC News reported the Secret Service was warned about &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-rally-shooting-secret-service-identified-rooftop-security-flaw-rcna161783\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">days<\/a>&rdquo; in advance about the building used by the shooter. Cheatle said the roof was left unsecured because it was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/17\/any-roofer-worth-his-salt-knows-secret-services-sloped-roof-excuse-is-total-nonsense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sloped<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t think this is partisan,&rdquo; said Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on Monday. &ldquo;If you have an assassination attempt on the president, a former president, or a candidate, you need to resign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle submitted her resignation the next day. <\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:[RELATED:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/24\/20-questions-unanswered-after-cheatle-resigns-as-secret-service-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 Questions Unanswered After Cheatle Resigns As Secret Service Director<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday night to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the assassination attempt. Democrats are reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/23\/democrats-eye-j6-chairman-who-tried-to-eliminate-trumps-secret-service-protection-to-investigate-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">considering<\/a> Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., to serve on the panel, even after the Mississippi lawmaker sought to strip Trump of Secret Service protection earlier this year. Thompson also led the Democrats&rsquo; partisan Select Committee on Jan. 6 as chairman.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      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. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent \u2063whistleblower has disclosed serious failures by the U.S.\u2062 Secret Service, occurring shortly before an \u200cassassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. \u2064In a letter shared by Senator Josh Hawley, it was revealed \u200cthat the Secret Service rejected offers from\u2064 local law enforcement to deploy drone technology for security at \u2063a rally where \u2063Trump &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2308087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/51955972562_b5fa2d463e_k-e1721928551448.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36166,34163,34989],"class_list":["post-2308086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-drone-use","tag-secret-service","tag-trump-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/51955972562_b5fa2d463e_k-e1721928551448.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308086","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2308086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}