{"id":2345880,"date":"2024-09-25T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salena-zito-says-trump-assassination-attempt-appears-to-be-institutional-failure-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T19:43:33","slug":"salena-zito-says-trump-assassination-attempt-appears-to-be-institutional-failure-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salena-zito-says-trump-assassination-attempt-appears-to-be-institutional-failure-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Salena Zito says Trump assassination attempt appears to be \u2018institutional failure\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fsalena-zito-says-trump-assassination-attempt-appears-to-be-institutional-failure-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=2345880&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 a recent analysis, Salena Zito from the \u200d*Washington Examiner* criticized the Secret Service&#8217;s handling of \u2063security during a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. She referred to the findings of \u2064a Senate report that labeled the security failures as an &#8220;institutional failure.&#8221; According to the report, the lack of defined responsibilities and inadequate \u200dsecurity measures contributed to\u200c the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Zito, who attended the rally, observed\u2063 that \u2062local and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> were present \u2063but were \u200dwaiting around for orders that never came. Retired NYPD inspector Paul Mauro echoed her concerns, noting significant security gaps and a lack of manpower, as some police agencies did not allow overtime for officers, leaving voluntary\u2063 participation as the \u2063only option.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights a troubling trend in Trump&#8217;s security, \u200cas it \u200cfollows a second assassination \u200battempt while he was golfing at his Florida club, \u200dwhere the Secret\u200d Service admitted to\u2062 not sweeping the perimeter beforehand.\u200b These incidents raise serious questions about the safety protocols in place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/screen-shot-bidens-secret-service-directors-profile-says-it-all-diversity\/\" title=\"Screen Shot: Biden&#039;s Secret Service Director&#039;s Profile Says It All - Diversity\">protect high-profile individuals<\/a> like the\u200b former president.  <\/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\">Salena Zito says Trump assassination attempt appears to be &lsquo;institutional failure&rsquo;<\/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_1768782\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salena Zito<\/a> argued a new report on the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> indicated this was a complete &ldquo;institutional failure.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/4898131-secret-service-fails-trump-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The report<\/a>, released by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a>&rsquo;s failures to protect Trump at the rally in Butler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, were both &ldquo;foreseeable&rdquo; and &ldquo;preventable,&rdquo; including the lack of defining responsibilities for the rally&rsquo;s security nor securing the building the shooter was on. Zito, who was at the rally herself, assessed that the report indicates that the lack of preparedness by the Secret Service raises even more questions on how this was allowed to happen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It appears as though this was an institutional failure,&rdquo; Zito said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>, &ldquo;all the way down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And when you have people guarding the president, you want seasoned people who have intuition, who have instincts, who understand risk and assess it, because that&rsquo;s what they constantly do,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;And to put someone there who doesn&rsquo;t have those instincts, who hasn&rsquo;t been in the trenches for awhile, they don&rsquo;t always know exactly what to look for. And that seems to be the case of what happened in Butler.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zito recounted how she, her daughter, and her son-in-law were attending the rally and saw local and federal law enforcement &ldquo;standing around&rdquo; for hours. She said these police officers were waiting around to receive orders on securing the event, but &ldquo;that never happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2612902&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b939bb4543d1925be5a311d5f10407c5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paul Mauro, a retired New York Police Department inspector, stated there were &ldquo;significant failures&rdquo; in securing Trump&rsquo;s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, due to a lack of manpower. Mauro explained that &ldquo;apparently,&rdquo; some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>police<\/a> agencies would not allow officers to receive overtime to secure the event, so those who wanted to work the event had to do so in a voluntary manner.<\/p>\n<p>Since the assassination attempt at Butler, the former president survived a second assassination attempt while golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida, with the shooter hiding in bushes with an &ldquo;AK-47-style rifle with a scope&rdquo; at the course Trump was golfing at. The Secret Service has since admitted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3157067\/secret-service-did-not-sweep-perimeter-golf-course-trump-playing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it did not sweep the perimeter of the club<\/a> prior to the former president&rsquo;s visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113188368495243601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>alleged <\/a>that the FBI and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Department of Justice<\/a>&rsquo;s actions to go after him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3163436\/trump-fbi-doj-downplaying-investigation-second-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;nonstop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-agencies-leading-investigation-into-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump blasts agencies leading investigation into second assassination attempt- Washington Examiner\">weaponized law affairs&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> will prevent them from conducting an unbiased investigation into his most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-govt-blames-shiite-groups-for-botched-attack-on-prime-minister-2\/\" title=\"Iraqi Govt. blames Shi\u2019ite groups for botched attack on prime minister\">recent assassination attempt<\/a>. He called for the state of Florida to take over the investigation in a statement Thursday, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced shortly after the second attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3156638\/desantis-not-best-interest-feds-investigate-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it is not in &ldquo;the best interest&rdquo;<\/a> to have federal agencies that are &ldquo;seeking to prosecute&rdquo; the former president lead the investigation on the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1768782\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768782\"}});<\/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>Zito claims Trump assassination attempt shows &#8216;institutional failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2345881,"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\/09\/Butler-Pennsylvania-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34943,34951,3634],"class_list":["post-2345880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-salena-zito","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Butler-Pennsylvania-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345880","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=2345880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}