Former Secret Service Agent Analyzes Failures at Trump Rally Assassination Attempt

Catastrophic Failure at Butler, PA Rally

• ⚠️ A former Secret Service agent details the "catastrophic failure" during an attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• 💡 The agent highlights a lack of experience in the lead advance agent, suggesting she was inadequately prepared for a site of that magnitude.
• 🎯 Key issues identified include poor site design, with buildings outside the perimeter and a terrible line of sight that wasn't mitigated by vehicle positioning.

Lapses in Security Protocols

• 🚨 The report points to complacency and lack of training as primary reasons for missed threats during the advance work.
• 📌 A critical failure was the lack of communication regarding a known threat 10 days prior to the event, which was not disseminated to the site agent.
• 🚫 The denial of necessary assets that could have addressed identified threats is also cited as a major security lapse.

Importance of Advance Work and Training

• 🔑 The agent emphasizes that advance work is the cornerstone of the Secret Service's success, stating, "We have to win before we go to war."
• 📉 The failure to properly conduct advance operations on that day meant they "failed the president."

Iranian Fatwa and Border Security Concerns

• 🚩 The discussion shifts to a concerning Iranian fatwa and crowdfunding effort to assassinate President Trump.
• 📈 The agent expresses concern over the number of Iranian nationals arrested at the southern border, with some allegedly having ties to the Iranian national intelligence.
• ⚠️ He stresses the need to take this threat seriously and avoid repeating the mistakes made in Butler, PA.