The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, has sparked widespread criticism of the Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting current and former US presidents and presidential candidates. Observers have pointed to glaring failures in protecting President Trump. The fact that he was shot by a sniper from a distance of only 130 meters, from an easily visible and obvious position, highlights significant security failures. Major media outlets are conducting interviews and publishing analyzes of the Secret Service's various failures in this incident. This article amalgamates the numerous errors described by experts and reported by multiple media sources.
Security failures on the roof
A major setback was the shooter's ability to gain access to the roof of the American Glass Research building, just 130 meters (140 yards) from where Trump was speaking. The US Army's primary manual on physical and executive security, FM 3-19.30 (formerly FM 19-30), describes the critical steps that were overlooked in this case. These include conducting thorough tactical analysis to identify strategic points and areas of potential threat, and conducting detailed reconnaissance to gather real-time information through site surveys and intelligence resources. Ignoring these essential procedures likely contributed to the security breach that allowed the shooter to position himself with a clear line of sight to the former president. In addition, despite the presence of Secret Service counter-sniper teams, the shooter managed to open fire before being neutralized. This shows a huge lapse in advanced security sweeps and a failure to eliminate sight lines from the stage.
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