Well, the head of the Secret Service did head up security at Pepsico before appointment.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 8:24 am The shooter managed to gain access to an elevated position 150 yards from where trump was speaking. This is monumental security failure. This is Monday morning quarterbacking on my part but SOP would normally dictate there would have been security stationed on that elevated position. One witness stated he saw the shooter low crawling on the roof and tried in vain to notify the police. Whoever was in charge of security at this event has alot of explaining to do.
It has been interesting hearing former agents and personal protection specialists weighing in - early days of course - on the apparent calamitous failures across the board. Keystone Cops level stuff. One example was a person on the "surround the protected person if something happens" team was about two feet shorter than Trump. Kinda inherently missing the point, even the most casual observer would think.
There will be some Congressional hearings very soon, and they should be fascinating.