Well, a very interesting report has surfaced on X regarding the protection detail of Donald Trump on the day of the attempted assassination.
If Susan Crabtree’s reporting is accurate, Secret Service resources were stretched thin that day due to Jill Biden campaigning in Pittsburgh.
I guess that explains why the C team was on Trump that day, or at least it appeared that way.
Not Their Best
Crabtree, who reports for RealClearPolitics, stated that the team that was covering Trump that day was not even Trump’s usual detail.
Perhaps that explains why so many of the agents were smaller than Trump and looked completely confused during the cover and transport move.
Crabtree stated that most of the agents on Trump’s detail were off that day because they had worked for more than a week straight.
Apparently, there was only one of Trump’s usual agents on the team, and resources had been stretched because Jill Biden was also on the campaign trail that day.
Perhaps that explains why we did not see a chopper in the air to cover threats and survey the rally from above.
Crabtree posted, “Secret Services resources were diverted to Jill Biden’s event and away from Trump’s because they followed agency protocol applying to Trump as a former president, according to two sources within the Secret Service community.
“But Trump is not just a former president — he is the first in modern history to have run for president again — and he has been the focus of several prosecutions and controversies (understatement intentional).
“Who made the decision to divert the resources to Jill Biden’s event?”
Crabtree then explained the issue with Trump’s usual security detail, stating, “Trump’s usual protective Secret Service detail was worked so hard (working 7 days a week with no days off) that many of agents assigned Saturday were temporary replacements from different field offices.
“This is not the usual protocol for sitting presidents and vice presidents but ‘typical’ for former presidents, (although no former presidents have run again in modern history.)”
Crabtree then claimed a source told her, “Trump has a permanent detail, however it’s much smaller in the amount of bodies.
“His detail has been worked so hard with all the travel that they’re working 7 days a week with shift changes.
“So HQ sends in temp agents to supplement – not a good scenario. Mission Failure, IMHO.”
Trump has lauded the agents for getting him off the stage to safety, but after breaking down the tape, there were more than a few mistakes made during the cover and transport move to the vehicle.
Trump can count his blessings because those agents left his head and upper torso exposed for about two minutes during that move.
Had there been a second shooter, Donald Trump would be dead.
The Secret Service Director has a lot to answer for, and simply put, she should be terminated and possibly brought up on charges.