Former US President Donald Trump attended RNC at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI on July 15, 2024.
Gunman fired rounds from an AR-15-style rifle at Trump during a rally in Harrisburg, PA on July 13, 2024. Secret Service provided alternative support with state and local law enforcement.
Intense scrutiny on Secret Service over security lapses at Trump's Pennsylvania rally. Lawmakers called for Director Kimberly Cheatle's resignation.
Secret Service denied some of Trump's requests for additional security resources due to limited resources and staffing shortages.
Former US President Donald Trump attended the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024. The Secret Service denied some of Trump's requests for additional security resources over the past two years due to limited resources and staffing shortages (NBC News).
On July 13, during a rally at the Pennsylvania Farm Show grounds in Harrisburg, a gunman was able to fire off rounds from an AR-15-style rifle from a rooftop about 150 yards from Trump. The Secret Service had provided alternative support by supplementing security with state and local law enforcement (USA Today).
The shooting incident sparked intense scrutiny on the Secret Service, with lawmakers calling for Director Kimberly Cheatle's resignation over security lapses at the rally. House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise were among those demanding her removal (CNN).
Despite earlier denials, it was later acknowledged that the Secret Service had turned down some requests for additional resources from Trump's team in the past two years. The denied requests did not include the recent rally in Pennsylvania (The New York Times).
The Secret Service denied some of former President Donald Trump’s requests for additional security resources over the past two years.
A gunman was able to fire off rounds from an AR-15-style rifle from a rooftop about 150 yards from the former president at the rally last Saturday.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who has been under pressure to resign over security lapses at the rally, repeated that denial in a meeting with Trump campaign leadership in Wisconsin on Monday.
Accuracy
Secret Service officials confirmed that extra security accommodations could not always be made due to limited resources.
The denied requests did not pertain to the July 13 shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally where he was injured and others were critically wounded.
Deception
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Fallacies
(95%)
The author reports on the Secret Service denying some of Trump's requests for additional security resources due to limited resources. This is not a fallacy as it is a factual report. However, the author does use inflammatory rhetoric when quoting lawmakers calling for Cheatle's resignation and stating 'Of course she needs to be fired.' This inflammatory language lowers the score slightly.
'Of course she needs to be fired,' House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio.
'President Biden should fire her. She’s clearly not going to resign.'
The Secret Service denied some of former President Donald Trump's requests for additional security resources over the past two years.
Secret Service sometimes denied requests due to lack of resources and staffing shortages.
Agents requested magnetometers and more agents to screen attendees at Trump's events.
Accuracy
The Secret Service denied requests for additional resources and personnel sought by Donald Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who has been under pressure to resign over security lapses at the rally, repeated that denial in a meeting with Trump campaign leadership in Wisconsin on Monday.
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as it only reports requests for additional security that were denied, while not mentioning any requests that may have been granted. This creates a biased and one-sided view of the situation. The article also uses emotional manipulation by describing the tensions between Trump's team and the Secret Service in dramatic terms, such as 'long-standing tensions' and 'deepening anger'. Additionally, there are instances of sensationalism with phrases like 'attempted assassination' and 'security lapses at the rally'.
Trump advisers’ anger deepened after an agency spokesman publicly denied that any request for additional security lodged by Trump or his detail had ever been rejected...
The assertion that a member of the former president’s security team requested additional security resources that the U.S. Secret Service or the Department of Homeland Security rebuffed is absolutely false...
The requests, which have not been previously reported, were sometimes denied by senior officials at the agency...
Those rejections led to long-standing tensions that pitted Trump, his top aides and his security detail against Secret Service leadership...
Fallacies
(80%)
The article contains several instances of Appeals to Authority fallacies. The authors quote multiple unnamed sources making claims about denied security requests and tensions between Trump's team and the Secret Service. However, these sources are not presented as experts or authorities on the matter, but rather as people 'familiar with the discussions.' Additionally, there are several instances of Inflammatory Rhetoric used throughout the article to describe Trump's security situation and his relationship with the Secret Service. For example, phrases like 'long-standing tensions,' 'frustration,' and 'security failure' are used to describe situations without providing any concrete evidence or context.
]The Secret Service, after initially denying turning down requests for additional security, is now acknowledging some may have been rejected.[
Trump advisers' anger deepened after an agency spokesman publicly denied that any request for additional security lodged by Trump or his detail had ever been rejected.
Several Trump advisers said the denials had been a frustration for more than a year.
Bias
(80%)
The article reports that requests for additional security resources made by Trump's security detail were denied by the U.S. Secret Service multiple times, leading to tensions between Trump and the agency. The denials are described as 'rejections' and 'long-standing tensions', implying a bias against providing adequate security for Trump.
The Secret Service is now acknowledging some may have been rejected.
Those rejections led to long-standing tensions that pitted Trump, his top aides and his security detail against Secret Service leadership.
Top officials at the U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and personnel sought by Donald Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday, according to four people familiar with the requests.
Secret Service denied requests for additional security for Donald Trump over the past two years.
Agents requested magnetometers and more agents to screen attendees at Trump’s events.
Secret Service sometimes denied requests due to lack of resources and staffing shortages.
: The Secret Service provided alternative support by supplementing security with state and local law enforcement.
Accuracy
The Secret Service sometimes denied requests due to lack of resources and staffing shortages.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi acknowledged denial of additional resources in a statement provided to USA TODAY.
Deception
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Fallacies
(80%)
The article contains several instances of appeals to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. The author quotes multiple sources making accusations against the Secret Service and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, without providing any evidence or context to support these claims. These sources include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Pennsylvania congressman Brendan Boyle, and unnamed law enforcement officials. The author also uses inflammatory language such as 'unconscionable,' 'not fit to lead,' and 'baseless and irresponsible statement' when describing these accusations. However, the article does not provide any examples of logical fallacies in the author's own assertions.
]House Speaker Mike Johnson, speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, said the Secret Service response to the Trump assassination attempt has been ‘unconscionable’ and the director is ‘not fit to lead.’[
Pennsylvania congressman Brendan Boyle became the first Democratic lawmaker to publicly call for Cheatle’s resignation, saying in a statement that ‘the evidence coming to light has shown unacceptable operational failures’ and that he has lost confidence her.[
Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday that the accusation that he had issued the denials was ‘a baseless and irresponsible statement and it is one that is unequivocally false.’[
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) discussed with Fox News Digital the details of a call between Senators and Secret Service officials regarding the investigation into Trump’s assassination attempt.
Secret Service officials tried to pass blame for not sweeping the roof where former President Trump’s shooter was stationed to local law enforcement.
Senator Lankford stated that it was a mistake for Secret Service to do so, as they are responsible for coordinating all law enforcement agencies.
Accuracy
Secret Service agents were made aware of a threat against Trump 15 minutes before he took the stage, but allowed him to proceed anyway.
Deception
(30%)
The article contains selective reporting as the author only reports details that support the Senator's position against the Secret Service. The author also uses emotional manipulation by implying that the Secret Service made a mistake and should have prevented the shooting attempt, despite not having all of the facts. Additionally, there is sensationalism in stating 'former President Trump’s shooter' and 'assassination attempt' without providing any evidence to support these claims.
Well, at that point, they should never have allowed the president to step on that stage.
We’re trying to figure out who made that decision. Why was that decision made the way it was?
They tried to pass the blame by saying that local law enforcement was responsible for the ‘outer layer’. That’s a mistake.
Fallacies
(85%)
The author makes an appeal to authority when quoting Senator James Lankford stating 'That's a mistake,' and 'They should never have allowed the president to step on that stage.' This implies that the Secret Service made a mistake in allowing Trump to take the stage despite knowing of a threat, and it was their responsibility to prevent him from doing so. However, no explicit fallacy is stated by the author herself. Therefore, I cannot give a score higher than 85.
'That's a mistake,' he said.
'They should never have allowed the president to step on that stage.'
The Secret Service acknowledged turning down requests from former President Donald J. Trump’s team for additional federal resources in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination last week.
Two people briefed on the matter confirmed that the Trump campaign had been seeking additional resources for some time.
Accuracy
The Secret Service denied some of former President Donald Trump's requests for additional security resources over the past two years.
Trump advisers' anger deepened after an agency spokesman publicly denied that any request for additional security lodged by Trump or his detail had ever been rejected.
Deception
(80%)
The article reports on the Secret Service's denial of additional resources to former President Trump's security detail in the past two years. The authors quote anonymous sources stating that such requests were made and denied. However, the Secret Service spokesman later admitted that some requests were indeed turned down. This is an example of selective reporting as not all relevant information was initially disclosed, creating a misleading impression.
Two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that the Trump campaign had been seeking additional resources for the better part of the time that Mr. Trump had been out of office.
There’s an untrue assertion that a member of the former president’s team requested additional resources and that those were rebuffed.
Fallacies
(95%)
The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy when the Secret Service spokesman, Anthony Guglielmi, initially denies that requests for additional resources were denied. However, later in the article he admits that some requests were indeed denied. This inconsistency undermines his initial statement and creates an appeal to authority fallacy.
“There’s an untrue assertion that a member of the former president’s team requested additional resources and that those were rebuffed.” - Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service spokesman, July 23, 2024
“There was an untrue assertion that a member of the former president’s team requested additional resources and that those were rebuffed.” - Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service spokesman, July 24, 2024
