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The initial response was by the book. Brave agents piled on him to protect him from further bullets. They kept him down until they were told the shooter had been killed.
But they had no idea if others shooters were involved and, as they escorted him off the podium, they left him badly exposed, partly because some of the agents were not tall enough to give him proper cover.
If there had been a second shooter they would have had a clear line of sight as Trump fist-pumped the air.
There was even more chaos by the time they reached Trump's SUV. Far from the efficient, speedy exit all those years ago outside the Washington Hilton, it took too long to get him in the vehicle and even longer for it to depart.
Agents were darting about, some running in circles, clearly not sure what to do. One, overweight and looking panicked, pointed her gun all over the place. Another had trouble holstering her pistol. A third found time to put on her sunglasses and straighten her jacket.
originally posted by: quintessentone
Neither were the tall SS men who didn't put themselves in front of Trump's head when they stood him up. The whole thing is inexplicable.
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: quintessentone
Neither were the tall SS men who didn't put themselves in front of Trump's head when they stood him up. The whole thing is inexplicable.
Not when you see how the Secret Service carved out the "protection bubble" to exclude the roof across the street from where Trump spoke.
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: FlyersFan
Go look at the clip of Trump entering the RNC event last night...and pay attention to the SS team he has there. Not a single female, no one under 6', and I really didn't recognize any faces from the rally footage.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: FlyersFan
Go look at the clip of Trump entering the RNC event last night...and pay attention to the SS team he has there. Not a single female, no one under 6', and I really didn't recognize any faces from the rally footage.
YEP. Like I said ... where did all the little girls go from Saturday?
Replaced by solid men who look to be 6 feet tall.
Those little girls never should have been allowed in the Secret Service.
Too small ... and they all panicked.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
I'm just going to call this one like I see it.
They all ran around like chickens with their heads cut off at the SUV while putting Trump in and afterwards while standing nearby. They clearly were in a panic and didn't know what to do.
They looked ridiculous and the fact that they were there is part of the failure of security on that day.
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: quintessentone
Neither were the tall SS men who didn't put themselves in front of Trump's head when they stood him up. The whole thing is inexplicable.
Not when you see how the Secret Service carved out the "protection bubble" to exclude the roof across the street from where Trump spoke.
I don't jump on the conspiracy wagons like most here do.
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: quintessentone
Neither were the tall SS men who didn't put themselves in front of Trump's head when they stood him up. The whole thing is inexplicable.
Not when you see how the Secret Service carved out the "protection bubble" to exclude the roof across the street from where Trump spoke.
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: FlyersFan
Go look at the clip of Trump entering the RNC event last night...and pay attention to the SS team he has there. Not a single female, no one under 6', and I really didn't recognize any faces from the rally footage.
YEP. Like I said ... where did all the little girls go from Saturday?
Replaced by solid men who look to be 6 feet tall.
Those little girls never should have been allowed in the Secret Service.
Too small ... and they all panicked.
Did you miss the female SS who put her torso and head against trump's chest while the tall SS men left his head exposed?
originally posted by: putnam6
originally posted by: quintessentone
originally posted by: WeMustCare
originally posted by: quintessentone
Neither were the tall SS men who didn't put themselves in front of Trump's head when they stood him up. The whole thing is inexplicable.
Not when you see how the Secret Service carved out the "protection bubble" to exclude the roof across the street from where Trump spoke.
I don't jump on the conspiracy wagons like most here do.
Well, aren't we lucky to have you here to help the rest of us stay grounded?
originally posted by: ColeYounger2
a reply to: quintessentone
The bigger picture:
You can find interviews, some very recent, where the SS chief Kimberly Cheatle states that her main goal as SS director is "diversity hiring". That's not a good thing.
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: FlyersFan
Go look at the clip of Trump entering the RNC event last night...and pay attention to the SS team he has there. Not a single female, no one under 6', and I really didn't recognize any faces from the rally footage.
originally posted by: RickyD
a reply to: FlyersFan
Go look at the clip of Trump entering the RNC event last night...and pay attention to the SS team he has there. Not a single female, no one under 6', and I really didn't recognize any faces from the rally footage.