Secret Service Investigation Reveals Lapses in Security Prior to Trump Rally Shooting

September 21 :
U.S. Secret Service investigators discovered little preparation time and poor communication leading up to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's attempted assassination in July at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On September 20, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe informed reporters that "some agents were complacent, and that led to a breach of security protocols." Rowe went on to say that agency employees will face consequences for their actions.

The former director of the Secret Service resigned after intense criticism and an attempted assassination of Trump at his rally on July 13th. Skeptics questioned the suspect's ability to get access to a neighboring rooftop from whence he could see the former president's podium.

The gunfire wounded two others, wounded Trump's ear, and killed one rallygoer. Afterwards, the Secret Service expressed its "ashamed" at the security breach. On September 15, authorities in Florida are looking into another suspected attempt on Trump's life. So, the assailant was apprehended by the Secret Service, and Trump was unharmed.

According to Rowe, Trump is receiving the same amount of support as his Democratic opponent in the November 5 election, Vice President Kamala Harris, and President Joe Biden.