Zero legitimate explanation for how a man with a rifle got onto a roof only 120 meters away from Trump with a clear line of sight.
As I have observed in previous columns, our era in the United States is frequently beset with incidents characterized by a catastrophic loss of competence. Decades of procedural knowledge seem to vanish from one day to the next, leaving sensible people wondering how it could possibly happen.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump this evening at the the Butler Farm Show Grounds is a perfect example of this bizarre phenomenon. The shooter climbed onto the roof—purportedly with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle —120 meters from Trump on the stage. From this vantage point, he had a clear line of sight for a shot that would have been easy for even a middling marksman. The following aerial photograph shows the shooter’s position relative to Trumps.
As anyone who understands the rudiments of security knows, the FIRST thing you do is secure all rooftops within sniper range. Note in the following video that a counter sniper (with the word POLICE embroidered on the back of his vest) on the roof behind Trump is scoping the would-be assassin’s position.
He appears to see the would-be assassin and start to engage (while flinching) right before the would-be assassin’s shots can be heard. Clearly the counter snipers knew that the rooftop presented a high risk position or they wouldn’t have been scoping it.
Why wasn’t this building—AGR International Inc., a manufacturing plant just north of the Butler Farm show ground—secured before Trump began speaking? It seems to me that this building would be the first thing a security detail would secure. The green pin on the roof to the east of Trump’s position marks where the counter snipers are posted. Again, why didn’t they just secure the building onto which the shooter climbed? This makes no sense.
That FOOL, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said in an interview that a sloped roof used by the gunman who attempted an assassination of former President Trump last weekend at a rally had “safety factor” considerations. That building in particular has a sloped roof, at its highest point,” Cheatle said in an interview that aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” which was the reason why secret service snipers were not posted on the roof used by Thomas Matthew Crooks in an attempt to assassinate President Trump. What an absolute asinine thing for the Director of the Secret Service to say because guess what baby, your secret service snipers were positioned on a sloped roof as well. Side-by-side comparison photos of Crooks and the secret service snipers are already flooding the internet proving Ms. Cheatle to bring a damn liar.
You are correct. The team which shot the assailant was on a steeper roof facing him. But they had their backs to the rest of the crowd. Unknown if there was coverage somewhere facing in the opposite direction to provide larger arc of readiness.
The pitch of the roof assailant was on is negligible; SS director comes off as incompetent fool with her sloped roof bleat.
But wait, there’s more…
A sniper team, probably the camo guys on roof afterward looking at corpse, was in the building directly below shooter when he fired. Looking for credible reason they thought they could provide deterrence by being inside and out of view. Think I saw a comment somewhere that it was too warm out so they went inside. Unknown if they were actually supposed to be on roof shooter used.
Heads in SS should roll.
The shooter was purposely ignored until after the assassination attempt was executed. The obiden regime and the dnc want Trump dead. The dims know that is their only chance to keep control. Deployment of a drone, which should be used at all outside events such as this, would have detected that kid long before he was positioned to fire.
Umm you all would believe anything – like the election wasn’t rigged, and Kenedy was shot by Oswald. SO, why wouldn’t you believe a sloped roof was issue, or that Jill Biden had an even which left the SS short staffed on same date…
Its too late for this country – best to find another one.
You first! I’m staying and will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! TRUMP 2024.
no explanation needed. This is your government at work. They dont like you and they dont like trump. voice your displeasure with any of them and they will send armed agents to your door to intimidate, possibly frame or even kill you! think they care about you? lmao! Our government has broken every agreement they have ever made! When they promise to take care of you, remember how they cared for the native americans! that’s what they have planned for you and yours! semper fi!