The failure of the secret service is clearly visible in the case of the deadly attack on former US President Donald Trump. The secret service is now trying to find out how the attacker came so close to Donald Trump. This is a sign of a big failure of the agency. However, the secret service killed the attacker as soon as he fired at Trump. News agency PA has reported in an analysis that the attacker was surprisingly close to the President.
In the video posted on social media, it is seen that the body of the attacker was lying on the roof of a building near Trump’s rally venue. This distance is less than 150 meters. Experts say that a person can be easily shot within a radius of 150 meters with the M16 assault rifle. When the US Army recruits someone, it also makes the recruits aim at a target at a distance of 150 meters. In such a situation, the question being raised is how did the attacker come so close. Here the secrecy service has completely failed.
However, the Secret Service has said in its defense that it killed the suspected attacker who fired from a high place outside the rally site. According to two officials, shortly before the shooting, people going to attend the rally saw a person climbing to the roof of a nearby building and informed the local authorities.
Speaking to AP on the condition of anonymity, officials said that an officer climbed onto the roof and challenged the suspect, who pointed his rifle at him (the officer). According to the officer, after this the officer started coming down and the attacker immediately targeted former President Donald Trump, after which the Secret Service personnel shot him dead.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 15, 2024, 11:32 IST