{"id":2317801,"date":"2024-08-01T19:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dan-bongino-shocked-over-new-phone-footage-capturing-trumps-would-be-assassin-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T23:27:19","slug":"dan-bongino-shocked-over-new-phone-footage-capturing-trumps-would-be-assassin-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dan-bongino-shocked-over-new-phone-footage-capturing-trumps-would-be-assassin-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Bongino shocked over new phone footage capturing Trump\u2019s would-be assassin &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdan-bongino-shocked-over-new-phone-footage-capturing-trumps-would-be-assassin-washington-examiner%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=2317801&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>In\u200d a recent\u2064 discussion, Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and current talk show host, expressed \u2063his astonishment at \u200bthe\u2062 failure of the\u200b Secret Service to detect a\u200b would-be assassin of former President\u200d Donald Trump,\u2063 identified \u2064as Thomas\u200d Matthew \u2064Crooks. \u2063Newly surfaced cellphone footage shows Crooks moving\u200c on a roof across \u2063from Trump, prompting\u200c Bongino to question how such a\u200c visible threat could be overlooked. He \u2063expressed frustration with \u2062the claims made by acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, who suggested that local authorities were \u200cdealing\u200c with a situation in that area. Bongino criticized the Secret Service&#8217;s performance, arguing that \u200bdefenders\u2062 of the agency&#8217;s actions are\u2063 asking the\u200c public to accept\u200d implausible explanations given the clear \u200bevidence from the video. Rowe \u2063stated that neither the counter-sniper teams \u2062nor Trump\u2019s security \u200bdetail were aware of the shooter on \u2063the \u200croof, further fueling Bongino&#8217;s concerns regarding the security measures in place.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dan Bongino shocked over new phone footage capturing Trump&rsquo;s would-be assassin<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1721185\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> agent and talk show host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dan Bongino<\/a> questioned how security missed former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> would-be assassin, as newly unearthed footage captured on a cellphone was able to spot the shooter on the roof.<\/p>\n<p>The would-be assassin, who has been identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, was visible in cellphone video moving across the roof across from Trump for a few seconds, then reappearing just a few seconds later. Bongino, who previously served in the Secret Service for 12 years, referenced how acting <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service.\">Secret Service<\/a> Director Ronald Rowe had claimed the locals stated they were working through &ldquo;an issue&rdquo; with the area where Crooks was, or &ldquo;the three o&rsquo;clock.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re looking at the three o&rsquo;clock, how the hell do you miss this?!&rdquo; Bongino said on his show. &ldquo;This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-suv-plows-through-crowd-that-was-mobbing-his-car-while-responding-to-street-racing-in-tacoma-video\/\" title=\"Police SUV Plows Through Crowd that Was Mobbing His Car While Responding To Street Racing In Tacoma (VIDEO)\">cell phone camera<\/a>! Geen went to school for film stuff. This is not a zoom, high, telephoto, freaking lens used to film a Marvel movie! It&rsquo;s a cellphone! You can see the guy clear as day! How did they miss this?!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u4\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<div id=\"rumble_v56ynl9\"><\/div>\n<p> <script> Rumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v56ynl9\",\"div\":\"rumble_v56ynl9\"});<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Bongino then asked those who are still defending the Secret Service&rsquo;s handling of securing Trump, &ldquo;What is left to defend?&rdquo; He argued that with so many failures happening with this event, the defenders are asking people &ldquo;to believe the implausible.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe claimed Tuesday that neither the Secret Service countersniper teams nor members of Trump&lsquo;s security detail had &ldquo;any knowledge&rdquo; that there was a shooter with a gun on the roof. He also called the assassination attempt of Trump a &ldquo;failure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-didnt-see-trump-shooter-until-they-heard-gunshots-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Secret Service didn&#039;t see Trump shooter &#039;until they heard gunshots&#039; - Washington Examiner\">multiple levels&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe took over as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-to-meet-with-acting-defense-secretary-chris-miller-in-the-oval-office-at-330-pm\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Trump to Meet with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the Oval Office at 3:30 PM\">acting director<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3095494\/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-resigns\/\">Kimberly Cheatle resigned<\/a> from the position following her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3094290\/takeaways-secret-service-cheatle-congressional-grilling-trump-shooting\/\">testimony<\/a> before the House Oversight Committee last month. Bongino argued Cheatle needed to resign immediately for her &ldquo;apocalyptic security failure&rdquo; on security at Trump&rsquo;s event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The shooting at Trump&rsquo;s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, happened two days before the 2024 Republican National Convention, where Trump became the party&rsquo;s presidential nominee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Podcast host Joe Rogan said he initially believed the shooting would have guaranteed Trump&rsquo;s victory in the election. However, he now says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3106444\/joe-rogan-suggests-harris-win-because-people-giving-into-bulls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the press has &ldquo;memory-holed&rdquo; the assassination attempt <\/a>very quickly, and that Vice President Kamala Harris could end up being the victor.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1721185\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1721185\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and talk show host, expressed his disbelief over how security failed to detect the would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump. Newly discovered cellphone footage showed the shooter, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, moving on a roof across from Trump for several seconds before disappearing and reappearing moments later. Bongino highlighted that acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe had mentioned local authorities were addressing &#8220;an issue&#8221; in the area where Crooks was located. He questioned on his show, \u201cIf you\u2019re looking at three o\u2019clock, how could you possibly miss this?!\u201d He emphasized that it was just a cellphone camera capturing clear footage of the suspect and criticized the Secret Service&#8217;s oversight. Bongino challenged those defending the agency&#8217;s actions by asking what there is left to justify after such significant failures. Rowe stated that neither countersniper teams nor Trump&#8217;s security detail were aware of any shooter on the roof and described the assassination attempt as a &#8220;failure on multiple levels.&#8221; Following testimony before Congress last month, Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position as director. Bongino called for her immediate resignation due to what he termed an &#8220;apocalyptic security failure&#8221; during Trump&#8217;s event in Butler, Pennsylvania\u2014just two days prior to the 2024 Republican National Convention where Trump secured his nomination. Podcast host Joe Rogan initially thought this incident would ensure Trump&#8217;s election victory but now believes it has been quickly forgotten by media outlets and speculated that Vice President Kamala Harris might emerge victorious instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2317802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-failed-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34943,35034,36949,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2317801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-dan-bongino","tag-phone-footage","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-failed-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317801","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}