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The Journal.

The Secret Service’s Failure to Protect Trump

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The Wall Street Journal

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4.25.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

On Saturday, a shooter attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Now, the Secret Service is coming under scrutiny for failing to prevent it. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman and Ryan Barber on what we know about the shooter, and about what went wrong for the Secret Service. Further Reading: - Trump Rally Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks Said to Have Been Loner Who Rarely Voiced Politics - Trump Shooting Is Secret Service’s Most Stunning Failure in Decades Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

At a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday a bullet came just inches from taking

0:10.3

former President Donald Trump's life.

0:13.0

Get down, get down, get down.

0:17.0

Trump appeared to be hit in the right year.

0:24.0

He was immediately pulled off the stage by the Secret Service.

0:28.0

A bystander was killed and two people were critically injured.

0:32.0

In a statement afterward, Trump wrote people were critically injured.

0:32.9

In a statement afterward, Trump wrote on social media, quote,

0:36.7

it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening.

0:40.0

We will fear not, but instead remain resilient in our faith

0:43.4

and defiant in the face of wickedness.

0:47.0

And in an address from the Oval Office,

0:49.2

President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation of political discourse.

0:53.0

There is no place in America of this kind of violence,

0:56.0

for any violence ever.

0:58.0

Period.

1:00.0

No exceptions.

1:01.0

We can allow this violence to be normalized.

1:04.0

The political world now stands on edge,

1:10.0

as the Republican National Convention starts today in Milwaukee.

1:14.0

And now, investigators are digging into who tried to kill Trump

1:18.0

and how the shooter was able to get so close.

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