Two sources told NBC News that the Secret Service flagged a building near the rally site as a security concern. Investigators will be scrutinizing how a gunman was allowed to scale it.
The rooftop where a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally was identified by the Secret Service as a potential vulnerability in the days before the event, two sources familiar with the agency’s operations told NBC News.
The building, owned by a glass research company, is adjacent to the Butler Farm Show, an outdoor venue in Butler, Pennsylvania. The Secret Service was aware of the risks associated with it, the sources said.
“Someone should have been on the roof or securing the building so no one could get on the roof,” said one of the sources, a former senior Secret Service agent who was familiar with the planning.
The target is an ongoing security threat, too
There is like literally four fucking rooftops near the vicinity of the stage and you didn’t think to secure one of them? Thanks for making Trump a hero mf.
The second worst thing that could have happened is trump not being assassinated.
The worst thing that could have happened is trump almost being assassinated.
The thing that most helped his chances happened. And of course this is a pure coincidence
based on this logic: if republicans want to really guarantee his victory they should shoot at him more
Handrail looks like dude is defending the president with a vacuum.
Yet nobody was posted there…curious. They really staged it for the photo op.
The secret service are so pissed their guy missed the shot.
Because they couldn’t just plug the guy if they really wanted to?
Odd it was a known issue yet no one was watching it.
Staties were supposed to be covering it, and they obviously were since they popped the guy 2 seconds after he took the shot
The idea is to monitor the environment so to get your guy into safety and / or disable the perp, before shots can be fired.
K?
