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| Secret Service Asks Trump Campaign to Stop Holding Outdoor Rallies |
| 2024-07-24 |
| [Breitbart] The Secret Service has reportedly advised the Trump campaign to stop holding rallies and events outdoors, almost two weeks after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Three people close to the matter, who spoke to the Washington Post “on the condition of anonymity,” said the Secret Service had spoken to campaign advisers about not holding events outdoors with large crowds. This comes after Trump was shot by “a bullet that pierced the upper part” of his right ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. The sources added that the Trump campaign is not currently looking to hold outdoor events and is eyeing indoor venues, “such as basketball arenas and other large spaces” that can seat thousands of attendees. A campaign official who spoke to the outlet anonymously explained that holding events indoors is safer because you are able “to control who comes through a finite number of doors,” but pointed out that indoor events have capacity limits: Indoor rallies are more expensive, campaign advisers said. But one campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private plans said the indoor events are inherently safer because it is easier to control who comes through a finite number of doors, and there are fewer line-of-sight issues. “Obviously with an indoor venue, you have a capacity,” the campaign official added. “It doesn’t pack the same punch. There’s something about being at one of those outdoor rallies.” Since the assassination attempt on Trump, the U.S. Secret Service has received increased criticism surrounding the security failings that occurred during the Trump rally. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #15 /\ Possibly an understatement, but yes, things appear to have change on tne modern battlefield. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-07-24 21:55 |
| #14 Drones will be a big problem. Watching the tech that is being developed in Ukraine, and it low tec - high yields stuff, is just frightening. Iran has facial recognition in their drones, hence the drone attack on the Russian aircraft. Defending and defeating this will be hard. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-07-24 20:51 |
| #13 Over at Althouse someone pointed out that drones will make the job far harder than before. |
| Posted by: James 2024-07-24 18:17 |
| #11 Prepping for "We told him so!"? |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2024-07-24 14:43 |
| #10 I expect that there will be another attempt where the Secret Service can be shown to be doing an excellent job like the FBI did with Whitmer. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-07-24 14:24 |
| #9 SS's request to Trump to stop outdoor rallies IS an admission SS can not or will not do its job. AFAICT they have not asked this before. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-07-24 13:40 |
| #8 Remember Bobby Kennedy? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-07-24 13:21 |
| #7 They could screw up an indoor rally just as easily as they did in Butler. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-07-24 13:19 |
| #6 Wow. I had Bee. Why doesn't the SS admit publicly that it is not up to the job? It all depends on the meaning of "the job". If the job was Security Theater, they did great. They had the Professional Bodyguards with blue blazers and sunglasses. They had the Tacticool Snipers with scary black rifles. We should not let the clips of swarmy confusion or the fact that the protectee got shot detract from the performance. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-07-24 12:23 |
| #5 Maybe I'm wrong: Tho it is the Examiner |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-07-24 09:43 |
| #4 Game Plan #354: USSS: We can't guarantee your safety in an open arena. Trump: Well, I'm still doing it. I won't hide USSS: Well, on your head be it /smirk |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-07-24 09:40 |
| #3 Why doesn't the SS admit publicly that it is not up to the job? |
| Posted by: AB 2024-07-24 07:25 |
| #2 Trump's fault now is it? That didn't take long. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-07-24 07:05 |
| #1 While I understand outside venues are an extreme challenge, to cover and defend. We have also seen LSD LAWFARE actions regarding Trumps Rallies. Where permits are issued for 3,500 and 25,000+ show up. Such #'s surely cause P.R. issues for Democrat (insert name) campaign and MSM trying to play down his popularity with the voters. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-07-24 05:39 |
