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The Secret Service dropped the ball in spectacular fashion at Donald Trump’s campaign rally where he was nearly killed by a would-be assassin … so says a former USSS special agent.
TMZ Studios has a new special, “TMZ Presents: Under Fire: The Trump Assassination Attempt,” where we explore the many, stunning security failures that lead to the attempt on Trump’s life at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally.
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Richard Staropoli, a former Secret Service Special Agent, doesn’t mince words … he says Trump’s security detail totally failed him and left him inexplicably exposed to mortal danger.
Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks slipping past security and taking perch on a rooftop with an AR-15 style rifle and a clear view of Trump is the epitome of failure by the Secret Service … at least as far as Richard is concerned.
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Another former USSS Special Agent, Cheryl Tyler, has a different view. She’s planned security for similar presidential events and says the security plan here was “textbook.”
Still, Richard and Cheryl agree … the building where Crooks squeezed off shots from should have been better secured and someone from law enforcement should have been on the roof.
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Fortunately, the shooter missed Trump’s head and only shot his ear.
Of course, some of the other bullets hit folks in the stands … killing firefighter Corey Comperatore and wounding 2 others.
With that in mind, former Secret Service Special Agent Michael De Geus says this was absolutely NOT a failure … if for no other reason than the fact Trump is still alive.
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Watch “TMZ Presents: Under Fire: The Trump Assassination Attempt” … now streaming on Tubi.
