I’m not a gun guy and I’ve been lazy (I only read the very short article) but to me it seems like a 10/10 “What the fuck were they thinking?” screw up by the Secret Service.
Sniper shot at former President Donald Trump from 130 yards away on roof of manufacturing plant
What I don’t get is why on earth didn’t the SS keep Trump’s head down as they got him out of there? This seems like the most basic, obvious shit to do if you’re trying to protect someone. Sure, maybe the gunman on the roof was already dead, but there was no way to know whether he was working alone. There could’vebeen someone else waitingto take a shot. Aren’t the SS guys supposed to be highly trained?
My wild hunch is that Trump’s entire Secret Security detail and all their supervisors are totally incompetent because Trump made certain of only one thing. That everybody connected to his direct protection was loyal to him. So everybody is some combination of dimwitted, impatient, arrogant, and entirely unprofessional.
Yeah, so far as I can tell the only reason they get by is because everyone else is every bit as generally kind of naive and gormless
That makes sense
Trump’s clown car doctor certainly fits those descriptors
At one point he had Jordan Goudreau doing security for him… You know, the guy whose business idea was putting Marines in schools to stop shooters… and then… invaded Venezuela.
They also let him break from the bodily shield to ignite the crowd for several seconds lol
I know! That was wild to see. If there had been a 2nd shooter waiting, his grandstanding would’ve gotten himself killed.