The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says its investigating the U.S. Secret Service’s handling of security for former President Donald Trump on the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024. – The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general said Wednesday it has opened up an investigation into the U.S.
The 20-year-old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was able to get within 135 meters of the stage where the Republican former president was speaking when he opened fire. That’s despiteA bloodied Trump was quickly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents, and agency snipers. Trump said the upper part of his right ear was pierced in the shooting. One rallygoer was killed, and two others critically wounded.
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said the agency understands the importance of the review ordered by Biden and would fully participate in it as well as with congressional committees looking into the shooting. She said the agency was working to understand how Saturday’s shooting happened and to make sure something like it never does again.
The agency of roughly 7,800 staff members is responsible for protecting presidents, vice presidents, their families, former presidents, their spouses and their minor children under the age of 16 and a few other high-level Cabinet officials such as the Homeland Security secretary. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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