Former senior Secret Service agent discusses response to Trump rally incident
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Donald Mihalek, a former senior special agent for the U.S. Secret Service, gives his analysis on the agency's response to the possible assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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Did their job? Did their job? They failed miserably
SS gonna have SS's back. shocking!
Exactly, no reason why nobody waa on roof from security?
🤭 I know.
Big fail!
The guy was so visible and NO SS agent could see him? Right.
After watching eyewitness reports literally a half dozen eye witnesses telling the " police" that a guy with a gun was up there and they were pointing at him trying to get the attention of the secret service for a solid 2 minutes and they done nothing but watch the shooter through their scopes until after shots were fired. It makes no sense.
It does they wanted to kill trump simple no further questions 😂
UNBELIEVABLE
I'm not saying the SS didn't let him take the shots but watch the video closely. As soon as the first shot goes off the Sniper swings his rifle to the right!
He was clearly not scoped in on the terrorist.
Notice how he didn't ask how he got on the roof with a gun in the first place.
Secret service was in on it.
Law enforcement was informed of the shooter before shots were fired. This is an absolute failure.
Failure? Planned
@@ViktorScberg Wouldn't doubt it.
wait wait wait there a minute buddy.... CommunistTube wont like that you are trying to change the Narrative here.... once the "Official Story" from "Trusted News Sources" (aka Fake News) comes out.... CommunistTube will be SURE to punish you SINNER!!
How was he even allowed on the roof? Where was the secret service? Massive failure
I've seen at least 2 eyewitnesses talking about how they unsuccessfully attempted to alert law enforcement about a man with a rifle crawling onto the roof
Secret Service probably thought it was one of their guys and thought nothing of it.
@@nieshamccoy9419No Absolutely not. The secret service failed to secure a high vantage point for a threat. Utter failure.
@TheBradleyd1146 I'm not saying that you're wrong, and I agree, that's something they missed, but if the shooter was dressed like a cop and thought he was part of the security team, it's easy to think nothing of it
Defund the police
Let's trust the FBI to investigate their own crimes 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😅
Exactly
that's the reason why trump wants to put his people in all agencies... project 2025 schedule F?? lol ...self fulfilling...
Exactly, who has motivation???
Tin Foil hat
You say that was working? The shooter was less than three hundred feet from his target. This is either incompetence on the part of Secret Service or a degree of involvement.
Wouldn't they've used someone that could shoot, if they were in on it, you child?
@@TheSaxon.well he did not miss by much did he?
They closed their eyes when they were told by the crowd that there was a shooter on the roof
Yup
Not everyone likes the little orange jesus.
Why did they not see the guy before hand? How did a guy get on the roof with a gun?
Yea. They need to go back to working a desk.
Ladder
Look on g maps. Where the ss guy behind Trump has his scope is seemingly directly at the shooter. The same shooter than many people told police and ss about several minutes prior. (Interviews online, UA-cam, etc. BBC, CNN, etc). If so many people told of this shady guy scaling the building to the roof, to a position that will have been secured under normal circumstances, then they should have pulled Trump immediately. I can say right now that incompetence does not come close to explaining this. If I were a millionaire, I'd put 98% of all my money on betting that ss/police, or someone in charge there had something to do with this. Shooter had perfect line of sight; multiple public warned ss and police; ss had him in their sights; choppers could've seen him IF just swept the rooftops, (and why wouldn't they?).. There's a problem here. I've never jumped on something so quickly, but seeing what I've seen, and looking into what I have, I'm very confident there's a sinister reason Trump wasn't pulled off the stage; there's a malicious reason the ss failed to open fire before the first shots; there's corruption behind police and ss seemingly fobbing off all reports from the public, (including them literally pointing to the shooter's position).. No. This wasn't a lapse in security. This was orchestrated. Consider the ss having weeks to prep security for this. Why wasn't the roof secured? Not even concealed from the podium! The gunman would've had to know that rooftop was accessible, and in sight of where the podium would be. He'd have to know it would be clear of security. He'd have to think the spotters would just leave him alone, and the choppers would not respond, and ss/police would not involve themselves in his position, despite blatantly scaling the building in front of so many, carrying a rifle. Check it out on Google maps. It's f u c king insane. Ss absolutely definitely would not leave this unsecured like that, THEN not respond once the threat/position is repeatedly identified. All they had to do was cover Trump - pull him from the stage.
There are several eyewitnesses who unsuccessfully tried to alert law enforcement
@@WhiteUnicorn82 They were at the very least complacent. They should have pulled Trump off stage at the slightest doubt about his safety. This Secret S Agent in the interview must be talking about some other event.
I don't get it. The roof was 130 meters from the stage with a clear line of sight. How could they not have secured the buildings so close to the event?
The security lapses were by design
@@capealio 100% By Design
ummm.... its not Rocket Science.... and besides... why do you question Fake News? .. hehhee... i HATE THESE DEMONS SO MUCH!!!
If they did their job, he would never got a shot off, especially 8 shots.WTF
well apparently... the Fake News dont see it that way.... i mean how could a Communist see it any other way?? .... these people dont even care... they LOVE pushing absolute BS in your face.. they LOVE IT!
there was civilians telling the cops there was a guy in the roof they did nothing until shots fired 😡😡😡WTF YOU FAILED
nothing to see here... move along please... and yeah... don't mind that dude squirreling around on the roof with a Long Gun.... he is kinda 'busy at the moment' if you know what i mean.
FAKE NEWS has no bounds on just how far they will go.
Are you kidding me??? Law enforcement "Counter snipers" didn't see a guy with a weapon on a building 130 yards away???? Total incompetence!!
Comment section :
"I thought it was coordinated as soon as I saw how slowly the secret service and swat acted..... I was PSD(Personal security detail) for a BN commander and EOD on occasions in Iraq. There's NO WAY 20O5 had better security in Iraq than a former president running for reelection... this whole thing stinks...."
These guys have been on a golf course for a week or so.
Sounds about right, but I was in PSD IN 07.
They way they didnt rush him off stage and just allowed him to stand around shows the secret service wasnt taking it as a real threat.
I wish i could post this everywhere!!! said the same thing. a coordinated attempt. But why use an armature.
If it was a coordinated attempt, Trump would be dead.
THEY Did their job?!? Are u MAD? Guy got shot in EAR,one person died and 2 in critical state... my guy... this is a massive L
It’s police logic, as long as they “get to return home safe” it’s success.
thats Fake News for ya.... they dont even care you KNOW they are lying.
Absolute failure by all agencies involved.
which almost seemed intentional.... these people dont fool me.. NOR many of the people in comments... yet they continue on as if nothing happened... no worries though.. Trump will be SURE to Punish Fake News so severely... they could never survive.
The most obvious, elementary sniper location. Total fail.
COPS AND SECRET SERVICE FAILED
@@RCGWho there really is no plausible explanation other than that.... either way... you can be sure the Demons will TRY again.
The "counter sniper" waited until the assassin fired. This is either an unbelievable failure on the part of usss or it was planned and the idiot just missed his shot. Allowing the swamp to protect Trump was always bound to end up like this.
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TRUE 👍
exactly, thank you
That is exactly what I thought too!! Reacted instead of being proactive.
look up "Patsy"... there is your answer
Poor job S.S.
USSS bro. SS was WWII.
Why were Secret Service Snipper Riffles SET UP, FIXATED ON TRYPODS and DIRECTED TOWARD THE SHOOTER before Trump was shot? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Job with no doubt
Oh look, ABC is going to tell us how concerned they are.
Look on g maps. Where the ss guy behind Trump has his scope is seemingly directly at the shooter. The same shooter than many people told police and ss about several minutes prior. (Interviews online, UA-cam, etc. BBC, CNN, etc). If so many people told of this shady guy scaling the building to the roof, to a position that will have been secured under normal circumstances, then they should have pulled Trump immediately. I can say right now that incompetence does not come close to explaining this. If I were a millionaire, I'd put 98% of all my money on betting that ss/police, or someone in charge there had something to do with this. Shooter had perfect line of sight; multiple public warned ss and police; ss had him in their sights; choppers could've seen him IF just swept the rooftops, (and why wouldn't they?).. There's a problem here. I've never jumped on something so quickly, but seeing what I've seen, and looking into what I have, I'm very confident there's a sinister reason Trump wasn't pulled off the stage; there's a malicious reason the ss failed to open fire before the first shots; there's corruption behind police and ss seemingly fobbing off all reports from the public, (including them literally pointing to the shooter's position).. No. This wasn't a lapse in security. This was orchestrated. Consider the ss having weeks to prep security for this. Why wasn't the roof secured? Not even concealed from the podium! The gunman would've had to know that rooftop was accessible, and in sight of where the podium would be. He'd have to know it would be clear of security. He'd have to think the spotters would just leave him alone, and the choppers would not respond, and ss/police would not involve themselves in his position, despite blatantly scaling the building in front of so many, carrying a rifle. Check it out on Google maps. It's f u c king insane. Ss absolutely definitely would not leave this unsecured like that, THEN not respond once the threat/position is repeatedly identified. All they had to do was cover Trump - pull him from the stage.
And watch they will take years to figure out what went wrong and who to blame. The people that were shot should sue but who do they sue and the one man lost his life for nothing. So infuriating
Or the other logical reason: This was orchestrated on Trumps side. It's too convenient that someone with a clear shot misses an in that moment unmoving target. And security doesn't cover him, but leave him stand free for the perfect campaign images. Perfectly orchestrated Photo op in my view
You need to adjust your tinfoil hat, That SS counter sniper popped him after his first two shots. He clearly can't believe what he's looking at, took him out in a millisecond after realizing it was a threat.
@@belonging9200That is the most moronic thing I have ever read. Look at yourself in the mirror and try not to laugh.
@@MarginWalker "Can't believe what he's looking at" do you hear yourself??
The way the return fire was timed, it would appear the Secret Service had eyes on him when he fired.
Absolutely! The very least would've been to get trump to cover of not firing a warning shot. It stinks of usss involvement
Yeah I bet they were involved in it they can’t/won’t let Trump become president again
@@Ohios1Cheesehead Finding the target is the hardest part.
he 100% had eyes on him.... this Fake News will be sure to tell you different.... every single time.
According to the video, you can see they had eyes on him.
Did their job? The fact that a sniper was able to get onto an adjacent roof only 150 yards away uncontested & get not 1 but at least 3 shots off before Secret Service returned fire shows they utterly failed at doing their job from top to bottom.
The secret service failed miserable today....
yet the Head of the SS refuses to resign.... Kimberly Cheatle ... DEI-Hire Expert... apparently.
You know, drones with 4k cameras are not that expensive.
They purposely allowed him to fire off numerous rounds.
many are saying that... and i would have to agree.... it absolute REEKS of fish.
Very sad day in America! I'm still in shock, and upset at what I've seen. My emotions are distressed, learning about the 1 spectator dead, and 2 other spectators in critical condition. I hope people pray for the families traumatized by this event. I hope people pray for Former Pres. Trump, to recover from his gunshot injury. 😢
Bullshit. That dude was let on that roof and took his time and took his aim. This is either a joke. Or a major screw up
I love how their headline is “trump injured at campaign rally” and nothing about the attempt on his life
THE FBI IS GOING TO DO THE INVESTIGATION? WE MIGHT AS WELL ASK PUTIN. HE WOULD DO A BETTER JOB.
LMAO.... as funny as that is... we might ACTUALLY get a more reasonable investigation... even from Putin himself.... the FBI and DOJ have been 100% compromised... 100%
How was he aloud to be on the rooftop to begin with. They need to find out who was behind this assassination attempt.
My guesses. Soris, Hillary, Obama, CIA.???
@@RCGWho Creepy Pedo Joe Biden?
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Mmmmm. Sniper Team should have also been on the other roof. Completely unacceptable
you would figure... if the Average Everyday Citizen can see this... how can they not have? .... yep... simple math... this was NOT coincidental.
How was the sniper allowed to get on the rooftop in plain sight in the first place!? This was supposed to be a secured area!
suPPOSED to be... right.... its clear what this was.... which is one thing the Fake News would never tell you.
No. They were reactive at best. They were most certainly not proactive
Everyone assumes that this is a gross 'failure' by the Secret Service, and that's a reasonable conclusion... but the oversight was so glaring and so uncharacteristic of these elite professionals, combined with the fact that this supposed rando was certain enough that the firing position would be vacated and unobserved that he planned ahead and showed up with a weapon, combined with the repeated denials by the by Biden's Department of Homeland Security for increased funds despite repeated credible threats against Trump, combined with the fact that civilians witnessed the shooter getting into position and spent several MINUTES trying to alert the authorities but were ignored... well, it starts to look a lot like something else.
I see the Secret Service is circling the wagons. Their excuse is "no situation is perfect". I guess it isn't when you fail so spectacularly.
Yea you can’t totally trust the FBI 😂😂😂
you cant trust them AT ALL!
And yet that barn roof wasn’t covered 130 yds out.
Secret Service in movies: 😎 🤠
Secret Service in real life: 🤡🥴
They looked pretty complicit in my opinion.
Ejit.
Something went wrong if a shooter got that close not ok!!
The secret service is supposed to be apolitical. If they're leaning towards a particular party, protection from them is moot. Best to hire a true apolitical private security company
This didn't tell anyone anything. They could have gotten any drunk in a bar to make that analysis.
Bystanders: “There’s a guy on a roof!”
SS: Oh no! Anyways…
They were telling local cops, the SS werent given the resources to put guys on the roofs let alone do crowd work. Don't know what the information relay is from a beat cop to SS operational teams. This is on the lady that runs the SS not providing adequate resources to Trump or RFK.
probably were playing Poke Mon Go or something... clearly this was by design.
If you can find the video the counter sniper appeared to have the assassin in his sights yet was still surprised when shots were fired, allowing the assassin to squeeze off at least half a dozen rounds
Biggest secret service failure in decades.
likely ever
Ahaha … they call the assassination attempt as incident
In another report they called it possible assn attempt.
These are NOT journalists. They are PR professionals of their party.
Secret service couldn't even secure a 300 yard radius around Trump? Just like they couldn't figure out how the bag of coke got left in the White house...one of the most secure buildings in the country.
yeah its all BS... they knew exactly who's dope that was.
Catastrophic failure of the Integrity of our nation
🚨They did NOT do their job!!!🚨
Somebody dropped the ball big time.
Intentionally
Secret Service and federal law enforcement was complacent or wholly incompetent.
or both
Just what old Joe needed - no more news cycle on his loss of cognitive abilities
that is for certain... the Fake News no longer needs to cover-up for him... so now after this News Cycles dies out.. they can move back to Russia Russia Russia once again.
So why was that roof less than 300 yards away not occupied by the secret service?
SS repeatedly denied assets to trump and has completely ignored RFK, shouldve been local police then but in a small town maybe not enough cops on the payroll for that, then maybe bring in state police but I dont know what they can actually force any organization to do
It's like they almost wanted it to happen!! PATHETIC
There are questions that need to be answered. I think the biggest question of all is this. The spectators had spotted the shooter and were screaming that he had a gun over and over screaming and screaming. There was a man with a gun before President Trump got shot. Why didn’t the Secret Service rush and secure President Trump when they heard the people screaming or why wasn’t the word gotten to them quick enough so they could whisk President Trump off the stage. It almost seems like they were waiting for the shooter to shoot before they shot back. These questions need to be answered. This was a terrible horrible inexcusable failure on the Secret Service part.
Sure, they went up to protect him after all the shooting was over. But where were they before the shooting was started and the spectators were screaming look look there’s a man with a gun. Why wern’t they responding then? What a colossal example of stupidity on the Secret Service part. It almost makes you think where they waiting on purpose and then ready to shoot back to make themselves look good after the shooter had shot. What the hell went wrong?
FBI’s going to investigate! 😂😂
no doubt... what a joke... they are like the WORST POSSIBLE people you want handling this... look how they covered up the Biden Laptop and got who knows how many people Banned on Social Media.
The local law enforcement, who was supposed to secure the outer perimeter, is hiding while everyone is pointing fingers at the secret service agents.
What the hell is that former Secret Service Agent talking about? How in the world does the Secret Service NOT single out that rooftop as a potential sniper's roost and then how could they have ignored that kid who was acting incredibly suspicious?
Either the Secret Service was incompetent or they allowed this to happen. These are the only two options.
From the direction those snipers are looking they had to be looking right at a guy in the open on roof with a rifle. Why was no one stationed on an elevated position within 200 meters and with a clear line of sight to the stage? What the hell is this guy talking about? Mine be some job openings at Secret Service or some promotions....
Interviewers have stated that roof is slanted on the backside and he bear crawled up to the ridge.
@@justinlevy274 that very roof should have been covered regardless.. its literally the BEST POSSIBLE position... come on now... reasoning skills please.
@@sIXXIsDesigns I was responding to the point that the snipers themselves should have been able to see him. Obviously a friendly AR should have been on the roof. Reading skills please.
@@justinlevy274 lol.... typical UA-cam clown... hahaha... CLEARLY you were supporting the CONCEPT that the Roof Cap was in the way.... which totally takes away from the FACT that he should not have been there in the FIRST place... AND... SS should have set up camp there as well.
now get lost kid.
Why would we trust the FBI to investigate correctly?
Secret Service IN on the Hit!!!!!!!
NOBODY is this incompetent.
Conservatives 100% need to respond in kind.
SS failed.
I just want to ask Don, why did it take the SS almost 4 minutes to get Mr. Trump off the stage and into a secure area? AFTER they failed to protect him in the first place???
We all know what happened! The head of the secret service needs to be charged for not giving permission!. What a disgrace again to our country
How trustworthy the FBI is
alphabet agencies are so reliably good at investigating themselves 😂
Many on ground saw a man on rooftop, while snipers stationed on top of buildings can not see any gunman.
Only cia uses this set up in its called a pop sec set. The layout is exact Trust me I know
OK random person on YT, I trust you!
It is unbelievable the buck is still being passed after 1 month. This sounds inadequate at best. Secret service fired & resigned.....
All I heard is… we don’t know what we were doing.
WTF is wrong with this guys eyes? Watch him blink and bug out his eyes 100 times a minute.
Secret service had him in sight before anything happened!!
How did they not see this dude on the roof beforehand?
Yeah, I’m sure congress is going to be asking a lot of questions and I don’t think that they will let them have non answers.
PA you can walk around with weapons if you have a permit.
Bruh that sniper was watchin him the whole time
They had one building to secure.
The secret service & co are compromised.
Entire area except rooftops.😂
No SS on the rooftop of AGR International INC. is an absolute failure! there were 3 rooftops near the rally, only 2 were occupied and they covered the same angles. Incompetence!
None of the agents did their job and I'm sure this guy never did either... sickens me
the fbi, the same fbi that said the Hunter laptop was fake.
Secret service it’s clear like the light of that they were involved in the association….
How they are already trying to talk it down by calling this assassination attempt an incident🤔🙄
I haven’t heard from the local police agency,about the cops on the ground!
The first reaction i had was HOW?
I thought that security was the best in America
Obviously not
UA-cam censorship is out of control.
Pathetic service!!! Swamp don’t trust them. This close…
Big question - how effective was inter-service communication, people told police, security services are different organisation, did the message get from police comms to secret service comms quickly enough?
Work with ground team 😂😂😂 they did not even respond to the guy that screamed “pewpew on the roof”
When will the FBI be held accountable
Massive failure for secret service
Secret service with secret plan!!!
They failed!!!!
At this point, we should be asking if the SS were negligent... or if this was on purpose... media you lost all confidence
what CATASTROPHIC GAPS..... NOT JUST GAPS
maybe the shooter or someone was scouting before the rally
These 🤡 ladies of the secret service? Extra's flown in from Hollywood?