Not long ago, Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a July rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman opened fire on the former president, killing one person and seriously wounding two others.
According to the FBI, a bullet or bullet fragment struck Trump, injuring him in the ear.
The incident sparked a wider investigation into failures in Trump’s security operation, turning the spotlight on the Secret Service.
Amid a possible second assassination attempt, lawmakers and officials are still investigating the first attempt on Trump’s life.
Remember the attack in Pennsylvania
Footage shows the moment Trump supporters noticed the shooter moving on the rooftop at least one minute and 57 seconds before the shooting began. Several supporters tried to draw attention to the shooter while Trump was speaking on stage.
The suspect, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was shot at the crime scene and did not survive.
Secret Service steps up Trump’s security
Since the incident, the Secret Service has beefed up Trump’s security and surrounded the former president with bulletproof glass at campaign rallies.
A senior official told CNN that additional security measures would also include increased numbers of agents and certain technological changes.
The consequences
Then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in July amid criticism for security lapses related to the assassination attempt.
The agency is under continued pressure from lawmakers to hold individuals accountable for these failures.
Ronald Rowe, now acting director of the Secret Service, has said repeatedly that he would wait until the results of internal investigations into the shooting were known before making decisions about the day’s failures.
Several Secret Service employees in the Pittsburgh office and a member of Trump’s security team involved in planning for the July 13 rally have been reassigned to administrative duties and ordered to work from home.
This content was originally published in Remember what happened since the attack on Trump in July on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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