Secret Service blames local police after Trump assassination attempt

After the assassination attempt on Donald Trump over the weekend, the US Secret Service (USSS) placed blame on local law enforcement for failing to secure the rooftop where gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate the presumptive GOP candidate.

According to the New York Times, USSS spokesman Anthony Gugliemi told the outlet that the building, since it was outside the perimeter of the event, was supposed to be covered by local police, not the federal agency, during the rally. There had been four counter sniper teams covering the rally on Saturday, two of them were from USSS and two were from local police officials. Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police told reporters, however, that "Secret Service always has the lead on securing something like this."
 

Witness saw a man army crawling on top of a roof adjacent to Trump's rally with a firearm. Police scrambled to locate him. pic.twitter.com/zXT256d30i

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