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Criticism is mounting against the Secret Service, which was in charge of security during Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 14. The security service admits that it has refused requests from Trump for increased federal resources for the security arrangement around him for the past two years. It should not apply to the event in Pennsylvania, according to the New York Times. The day after the assassination, however, the security service denied that they had said no to such requests. On Saturday, the spokesman for the Secret Service, Anthony Guglielmi, had to say that this was not correct, however. In a comment to the New York Times, Guglielmi emphasizes that the Secret Service has tried to strengthen the security system by using local police. – In some cases where Secret Service specialized units or resources were not provided, the agency made changes to ensure security, Guglielmi says in the statement. – This can include using state or local partners, he says. Secret Service agents during the campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Photo: AP Supposed to have used a drone The Secret Service has nevertheless received criticism for a lack of security during Trump’s election campaign meeting. The perpetrator fired several shots from the roof of a warehouse building about 130 meters away from Trump, and many have been critical of him gaining access to this building. In an interview with Fox News to be broadcast in its entirety on Monday, Trump says that no one warned him before he went on stage that there was a potential shooter. – How did someone get on that roof? he says. The perpetrator, Thomas Matthew Crooks, is said to have used a drone to get the best possible view of the podium where Trump was standing. Photo: Bethel Park School District / AP According to CBS, the perpetrator Thomas Matthew Crooks is said to have also used a drone in the area to get the best possible view of the podium where Trump was to deliver his speech. It is currently unclear whether this was done just before the assassination or whether Crooks carried out the drone flight a few days before Trump’s campaign rally. One spectator was killed in the attack, while two others were seriously injured. Trump himself was hit by a bullet that grazed his right ear. The perpetrator was shot and killed on the spot by Secret Service agents. The drone that Crooks is said to have used was found in the 20-year-old’s car after the assassination and is now being examined by investigators. Massive criticism of Secret Service chief Several on the Republican side have advocated that Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle must resign, but she herself has denied that she will do so. On Monday, she has been summoned to testify before a committee in the House of Representatives about the security arrangement around the Trump meeting. That the Secret Service may have rejected previous requests for security around Trump will presumably increase the criticism that meets her there. The agency’s use of local police officers has also been criticized. A number of profiles on the outer and extreme right in the US also believe that there should not be women in the Secret Service, and that they were unable to protect Trump. This has been flatly rejected by the agency. The Secret Service is also being investigated by the US Department of Homeland Security for its handling of Trump’s security. Donald Trump was escorted off stage at a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Published 21.07.2024, at 11.29



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