Security had reportedly been stationed on the roof used by the shooter at the Trump rally, but left due to 'hot weather'

Law enforcement at Donald Trump's Pennsylvania rally reportedly had an individual stationed on top of the “leaning” roof used by the shooter before the incident, but it was abandoned due to the “hot weather,” according to a whistleblower familiar with Secret Service planning.

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley posted a letter on X (formerly known as Twitter) to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, calling out Secret Service Director Kimberly. From Cheatle previous claim that security had not been located on the roof from where the shots were later fired because it was “leaning”. seconds on NBC News.

“Contrary to Director Cheatle's public statements about the 'security' of the American Glass Research Building 6 pitched roof, a whistleblower with direct knowledge of Secret Service planning for the event alleges that the that there was a police presence on the roof that day,” Hawley wrote.

Hawley stated that a whistleblower assumed that “at least one” security guard had been posted on the roof of American Glass Research's Building 6, but later “left his post,” leaving the law enforcement “give up patrolling” the building.

“In fact, the complainant alleges that at least one individual was specifically assigned on the roof for the duration of the rally, but this person left his place due to the heat. Complainant further alleges that heat concerns caused law enforcement to stop patrolling Building 6 and instead assign security personnel. inside the building,” Hawley wrote.

NEW – Whistleblowers tell me that law enforcement personnel were, in fact, POINTED to the roof on the day of Trump's rally, but abandoned it, citing the heat. They also say law enforcement was supposed to be patrolling the building but chose to stay inside pic.twitter.com/aIVNSPHUF6

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 22, 2024

After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13, Cheatle received a lot of backlash for the lack of apparent security lapses under Secret Service surveillance. In a first interview after the incident, Cheatle he said ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas said the building had been outside the Secret Service perimeter and stated that local law enforcement was responsible for the “outer perimeter of the building “.

About 30 minutes before the attack on Matthew Thomas Crooks, 20, police sources he said According to WPXI, local law enforcement spotted the shooter. Additionally, a law enforcement officer had climbed the ladder to the roof but retreated after the 20-year-old turned his gun on the officer, according to The Associated Press.

Recent reports also claim that Crooks was able to fly a drone over the rally site hours before the event on a scheduled flight path, possibly flying the drone more than once to survey and scope the area. seconds in the Wall Street Journal.

Despite calls for Cheatle to resign, the Secret Service director has stood firm to stay in her post.

The Secret Service, Homeland Security and Hawley's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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