Secret Service Googled Rooftop Location Amid Trump Assassination Attempt
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report revealed significant failures by the Secret Service in preventing the assassination attempt on President Trump. Despite local law enforcement warnings about an armed individual on a rooftop just 155 yards from the stage, Secret Service communications personnel missed multiple opportunities to detect, prevent, and disrupt the attack. Crucially, the counter drone operator was reportedly searching Google for the building’s location when the shots were fired, and the president’s protective detail was never alerted to the threat. These communication breakdowns, compounded by the lack of a joint communications room with local law enforcement, meant vital intelligence about the gunman went unheard.
John Q. Hosedrinker