{"id":2629065,"date":"2026-07-13T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reflects-on-butler-shooting-on-second-anniversary-they-blew-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:05:39","slug":"trump-reflects-on-butler-shooting-on-second-anniversary-they-blew-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reflects-on-butler-shooting-on-second-anniversary-they-blew-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reflects on Butler shooting on second anniversary: &#8216;They blew it&#8217;"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-reflects-on-butler-shooting-on-second-anniversary-they-blew-it%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=2629065&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>President Donald Trump criticized the Secret Service for failing to adequately secure an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was nearly shot two years ago. This critique follows a report from the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Office of Inspector General, revealing over 100 missed alerts from local law enforcement about the suspect involved in the assassination attempt.Trump highlighted the failure of law enforcement to position personnel on a building that was left unprotected, allowing the suspect to fire at him. Despite the peril, Trump praised the quick response of a Secret Service sniper who shot the assailant from 300 yards, preventing greater harm. He recounted his experience of being hit in the ear during the shooting and credited divine intervention for his survival. The incident resulted in the death of volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore, who shielded his family from gunfire, and injuries to two other attendees. The DHS report also pointed out communication failures within the Secret Service, which did not share crucial information about the suspect, possibly jeopardizing the president\u2019s safety. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article references additional foiled assassination attempts<\/a> in September 2024 at Trump\u2019s golf club and at a White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner, highlighting ongoing security threats faced by the 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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> \u201cblew it\u201d when law enforcement failed to secure the outdoor venue in Butler, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"629\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, where he was almost fatally shot two years ago to the date on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His remarks were in response to a recent report from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> Office of Inspector General. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2026-07\/OIG-26-13-Jul26-Redacted.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2026-07\/OIG-26-13-Jul26-Redacted.pdf\">64-page report<\/a> showed that Secret Service agents missed over 100 alerts from local law enforcement officers about the suspect who carried out the assassination attempt from the roof of a nearby building.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4645669\/trump-iran-stalling-negotiations-lengthy-meetings\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump bemoans Iranian stalling after lengthy meeting: \u2018Everything\u2019s 11 hours with these guys\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4645413\/trump-american-flags-half-staff-lindsey-graham\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump orders all US flags lowered to half-staff in honor of late Lindsey Graham<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4644981\/trump-threat-decimation-iran-assassination-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump threatens complete decimation of Iran if assassinated: \u2018Orders have already been given\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, they blew Butler because they had one building that was empty, and they blew it,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/foxandfriends\/status\/2076646569835655675\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/foxandfriends\/status\/2076646569835655675\">said on <em>Fox &#038; Friends<\/em><\/a>  over the phone, adding that law enforcement \u201cshould have had somebody standing on that building\u201d to prevent suspect Thomas Crooks from firing there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, the president gave credit to the on-duty Secret Service counter-sniper who killed Crooks from afar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow at the same time, David, our sniper from 300 yards, was able to act within less than four seconds and took out somebody that he didn\u2019t know existed, which was unbelievable, the job he did, because if he didn\u2019t do that, you would have had a lot of people and maybe not me, because they were on top of me pretty quickly,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI had a lot of people on top of me, and they were very brave,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe Secret Service was very brave. They were on top of me very, very fast. They saw what was happening. Everybody saw very quickly. I knew exactly what was happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was delivering a campaign speech during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"522\">2024 presidential election cycle<\/a> on July 13 when Crooks\u2019s bullet pierced his right ear. The then-former president immediately went down to the ground as Secret Service agents rushed to protect him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the rush of events, Trump said, Secret Service agents believed he was harmed more badly than he was because of the amount of blood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI knew it was the ear,\u201d he said. \u201cThey thought it was all over. The ear bleeds more than any. So I got hit in the ear, and it was a bloody mess. But I knew I only got hit there, and they thought I got hit at many different locations because of the blood, the amount of blood, and, you know, they blew it. They blew it because of the one thing. After that, they were incredible. They were very brave.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump reiterated gratitude for surviving the assassination attempt, saying he got lucky and that \u201cGod was watching\u201d over him that day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corey Comperatore, a volunteer fire chief, was killed during the shooting while shielding his wife and daughters from gunfire. Two other rally attendees were shot, but they survived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Secret Service missed 102 radio transmissions about Crooks during the Butler rally and instead received only five phone calls and three text messages about the suspect, according to the DHS inspector general\u2019s report released late last month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a result, Secret Service members did not alert President Trump\u2019s protective detail about concerns of a suspicious person,\u201d the report reads. \u201cThis is because the Secret Service did not establish a joint communications room with representatives from all law enforcement agencies. Multiple protective detail members said if Secret Service members had informed them of the ongoing search for a suspicious person, they would have protected President Trump by delaying his speech or removing him from the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4596793\/butler-secret-service-weaknesses-threats-lessons-learned\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4596793\/butler-secret-service-weaknesses-threats-lessons-learned\/\">BUTLER EXPOSED THE SECRET SERVICE\u2019S WEAKNESSES, BUT NEW THREATS TEST WHETHER LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September 2024, Trump survived another assassination attempt that was averted by a Secret Service agent who spotted the would-be sniper, Ryan Routh, quickly at Trump\u2019s golf club in West Palm Beach, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"159\">Florida<\/a>. Routh has since been sentenced to life in federal prison plus an additional 84 months for the attempted assassination and firearms offenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another attack intended for Trump and administration officials unfolded at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house-correspondents-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1617\">White House Correspondents\u2019 Association<\/a> dinner in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a> in late April. The shooting was quickly thwarted by Secret Service personnel after a would-be gunman, suspected to be Cole Allen, rushed past a security checkpoint. Allen is awaiting trial for the attempted assassination of the president, among other federal charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Secret Service for security lapses at Butler rally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2629066,"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\/2026\/07\/AP25193701977965.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54595,35623,27281,51050,3634],"class_list":["post-2629065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anniversary-2","tag-butler-shooting","tag-critique","tag-law-enforcement-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP25193701977965.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629065","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629069,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629065\/revisions\/2629069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}