Secret Service had actually increased security around Trump before the assassination attempt
Auteur: esmithExclusive: Secret Service had ramped up security after receiving intel on an Iranian plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to Saturday shooting https://t.co/YQrUYp2n53
— CNN (@CNN) July 16, 2024
Following the failure of the now infamous assassination attempt on Trump, it was revealed that former President Donald Trump’s security had been beefed up due to intelligence about an alleged Iranian plot to eliminate him.
One wonders, if security had also been reinforced, how a young, inexperienced gunman could have moved to a rooftop near a former president and fired several bullets in his direction…
Remember that on July 13, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to hit Trump’s ear with a bullet at a rally. This failed assassination attempt against the former president left one bystander dead and two others seriously injured.
Shot dead by the Secret Service, Crooks’ motives are not yet clear, and the FBI is currently leading the investigation.