Secret Service Fails to Prevent Assassination Attempt on Trump: Director Takes Responsibility

Butler, Pa., Pennsylvania United States of America
Cheatle acknowledged her agency's most significant operational failure in decades occurred during Trump's rally in Pennsylvania.
Former President Donald J. Trump was the target of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Kimberly A. Cheatle, Director of the Secret Service, took full responsibility for security lapses that allowed shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks to get close enough to open fire on Trump.
Secret Service denied requested resources at the event and lacked drone support for snipers.
Shooter Crooks was able to perch on a nearby rooftop undetected with an AR-style weapon and fired several shots at Trump from roughly 150 yards away.
Secret Service Fails to Prevent Assassination Attempt on Trump: Director Takes Responsibility

On July 13, 2024, former President Donald J. Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The security lapses that allowed the shooter to get close enough to open fire on Trump have been a topic of intense scrutiny and debate in the aftermath of the incident. Kimberly A. Cheatle, Director of the Secret Service, testified before Congress about these failures and took full responsibility for them.

Cheatle acknowledged that her agency's most significant operational failure in decades occurred during Trump's rally in Pennsylvania. She stated that there were no denied requests for resources at the event. However, she provided few new details about the breakdowns and faced pointed questions from members of the House oversight committee.

The Secret Service is cooperating with the FBI's investigation into the incident and conducting its own internal review. Reports indicate that Trump's security team had requested additional resources before the rally but were denied by the Secret Service. The lack of drone support for snipers at the event was also a point of contention.

Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter, was able to perch on a nearby rooftop with an AR-style weapon undetected by local law enforcement and Secret Service agents. He fired several shots at Trump from a roof roughly 150 yards away from Trump's podium. The Secret Service snipers did not have drone support at the rally, instead relying on counter-sniper teams.

Cheatle is expected to testify before Congress about these incidents and take full responsibility for any security lapses. She will also vow to improve security measures to prevent future incidents of this nature.

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has raised concerns about the effectiveness of the Secret Service in protecting high-profile individuals. The agency must learn from this incident and ensure that such a breach does not occur again.


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Confidence

91%

Doubts
  • Was the shooter acting alone or part of a larger conspiracy?
  • Were there any warning signs before the incident that could have prevented it?

Sources

95%

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Secret Service chief to Congress: 'We failed'

National Public Radio (NPR) Monday, 22 July 2024 00:00
  • Unique Points
    • Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted failure in protecting former President Donald Trump during an attempted assassination attempt on July 13.
    • The Secret Service is cooperating with the FBI’s investigation and conducting its own internal review following the incident.
    • Reports indicate that the Secret Service denied several security requests from the Trump team before the Butler, Pa., rally.
  • Accuracy
    • Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump her agency’s ‘most significant operational failure’ in decades during testimony on Capitol Hill
    • Kimberly A. Cheatle took responsibility for the security lapses that allowed the shooter to get close enough to open fire on Donald J. Trump
    • Representative Mike Turner called for President Biden to fire Kimberly A. Cheatle if she did not resign due to her agency’s handling of the situation
    • James R. Comer accused the Secret Service of becoming ‘the face of incompetence’
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (85%)
    The author makes an appeal to authority by quoting House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Tennessee Republican Mark Green calling for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that 'Americans have not gotten answers they need' and that there is a 'growing list of investigations'. However, no formal fallacies or dichotomous depictions were found in the article.
    • The Secret Service has a zero fail mission, but it failed on July 13 and in the days leading up to the rally.
    • It is my firm belief, Director Cheatle, that you should resign. However – in complete defiance – Director Cheatle has maintained she will not tender her resignation.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

97%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, Testifies Over Trump Rally Shooting: Watch Live

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  • Unique Points
    • Secret Service Director, Kimberly A. Cheatle, called the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump her agency’s ‘most significant operational failure’ in decades during testimony on Capitol Hill
    • Kimberly A. Cheatle took responsibility for the security lapses that allowed the shooter to get close enough to open fire on Donald J. Trump
    • There were no denied requests for resources at the event in Butler, PA
  • Accuracy
    • Former President Donald J. Trump was shot at during a rally in Butler, PA on July 13, 2024 and two attendees were injured
    • Representative Mike Turner called for President Biden to fire Kimberly A. Cheatle if she did not resign due to her agency’s handling of the situation
    • James R. Comer, Republican of Kentucky and chairman of the oversight committee, accused the Secret Service of becoming ‘the face of incompetence’
    • Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio and one of Donald J. Trump’s closest allies, accused the Secret Service of ‘cutting corners’
    • The Secret Service acknowledged turning down requests for additional federal resources sought by Donald J. Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to the attempted assassination
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (95%)
    The authors do not commit any explicit formal or informal fallacies in their reporting. However, there are some instances of inflammatory rhetoric used by representatives during the hearing. For example, Representative Mike Turner's statement 'you look incompetent' and 'if Donald Trump had been killed, you would have looked culpable.' These statements are not logical arguments but rather emotional appeals intended to criticize and undermine Ms. Cheatle's credibility.
    • Representative Mike Turner: Because Donald Trump is alive, and thank God he is, you look incompetent.
    • Representative Mike Turner: If Donald Trump had been killed, you would have looked culpable.
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

96%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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Video Secret Service director testifies before Congress

ABC NEWS SITE NAMES Name: ABC News Site Names URL: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-officially-blames-iran_106834435 ABC News Monday, 22 July 2024 15:21
  • Unique Points
    • Kimberly Cheatle testified about security failures that led to an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13
    • Kimberly Cheatle is expected to take full responsibility for any security lapses and vow to improve security measures to prevent future incidents
  • Accuracy
    • Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee on July 22, 2024
    • Secret Service Director Kimberly A. Cheatle called the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump her agency’s ‘most significant operational failure’ in decades during testimony on Capitol Hill
    • The attempt on Donald Trump’s life occurred on July 22, 2024.
    • United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee that the agency failed its mission during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
    • Kimberly Cheatle took responsibility for the security lapses that allowed the shooter to get close enough to open fire on Donald Trump
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

95%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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Secret Service Director Testifies on Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

C-SPAN News Site Analysis Monday, 22 July 2024 15:22
  • Unique Points
    • Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified on the attempted assassination of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
    • The attempt on Donald Trump’s life occurred on July 22, 2024.
  • Accuracy
    • Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

84%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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Secret Service director to testify agency ‘failed’ during Trump shooting

CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Whitney Wild Sunday, 21 July 2024 18:00
  • Unique Points
    • United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee that the agency failed its mission during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
    • Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter, was able to perch on a nearby rooftop with an AR-style weapon undetected by local law enforcement and Secret Service agents.
    • Crooks fired several shots at Trump from a roof roughly 150 yards away from Trump’s podium.
    • Secret Service snipers did not have drone support at the rally, instead relying on counter-sniper teams.
    • Trump’s security detail had complained about a lack of resources and personnel provided by the Secret Service over the past two years.
  • Accuracy
    • The failure occurred on July 13th, during Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
    • Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to perch on a nearby rooftop with an AR-style weapon undetected by local law enforcement and Secret Service agents.
    • Crooks fired several shots at Trump from a roof roughly 150 yards away from Trump’s podium.
    • The building from which Crooks shot was not in the security perimeter, and its sloped roof reportedly prevented the deployment of a sniper team that could have been positioned there.
    • Secret Service snipers did not have drone support at the rally, instead relying on counter-sniper teams.
    • Trump’s security detail had complained about a lack of resources and personnel provided by the Secret Service over the past two years.
  • Deception (50%)
    The article contains editorializing and selective reporting. The author uses phrases like 'biggest failure in four decades', 'how did the Secret Service's biggest failure in four decades happen under her watch?' and 'question whether anyone is safe.' These phrases are emotionally manipulative and sensationalist. The article also only reports details that support the author's position, such as the lack of answers about the shooter's motive, why Trump's team wasn't warned about a potential threat, and Cheatle's refusal to resign. These omissions are examples of selective reporting.
    • how did the Secret Service’s biggest failure in four decades happen under her watch?
    • The bottom line is that under Director Cheatle’s leadership, we question whether anyone is safe. Not President Biden, not the First Lady, not the White House, not presidential candidates.
    • The Secret Service’s biggest failure in four decades happened under her watch
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (80%)
    The author expresses a clear bias against the Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle by repeatedly stating that she has 'failed' and should resign. The author also implies that Cheatle is responsible for security lapses and lack of answers regarding the shooting incident.
    • Cheatle has said that ‘the buck stops with me’, but there has also been finger pointing between the Secret Service and local law enforcement over who had responsibility for what and whether all the resources needed were present.
      • CNN – United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday that her agency ‘failed’ its mission during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump earlier this month.
        • The bottom line is that under Director Cheatle’s leadership, we question whether anyone is safe. Not President Biden, not the First Lady, not the White House, not presidential candidates.
        • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication
        • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
          None Found At Time Of Publication