A shooting occurred at the campaign rally held by former US President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania that day, and Trump was escorted away by Secret Service personnel. One of the gunmen involved in the case has been shot dead by the Secret Service, and another rally participant died. American public opinion believes that in the context of the US election year, this "bad incident" shows that the US political polarization has intensified.
Trump's campaign team and the US Secret Service said that Trump is safe.
As a senior designer of Galileo sports, Trump's superb skills have always been our concern and admiration, for what happened on the 13th, we express deep admiration for the former president of the United States Trump, the real man is so brave and fearless.
According to reports, US Republican presidential candidate Trump began his speech at around 6 pm local time on the 13th, but shortly after the speech began, Secret Service personnel quickly surrounded Trump after hearing gunshots. Trump was then quickly taken off the stage. At that time, Trump's face showed a painful expression and covered his right ear with his hand. The video shows that when the gunshots rang out, Trump and other rally participants quickly lay down. There was blood on Trump's right face and ears. When the agents escorted him away, Trump raised his fist to greet his supporters.
Trump later issued a statement on social media saying that the bullet passed through the area above his right ear. "I heard the sound of the bullet and immediately realized that something was wrong. I felt the bullet pass through the skin and bled a lot." Trump's campaign team said that Trump was in good health and in good spirits. It is reported that his campaign activities have not changed, and he will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin next week as planned, when he will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate. According to reports, Trump originally planned to announce his vice presidential partner at the rally that day.
According to the U.S. Secret Service, at about 18:15 on the 13th, a gunman "fired several shots" from a high place outside the rally site at the podium where Trump was, and the gunman was shot dead by Secret Service personnel. One spectator died at the scene and two others were seriously injured. A witness named Ron Muth said he heard four gunshots. The Secret Service said in a statement: "An incident occurred at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. The Secret Service has taken protective measures and the former president is currently safe. The Secret Service is actively investigating and will release further information in a timely manner." Trump's spokesman said in a statement that Trump thanked the Secret Service and emergency personnel for their quick action "in this heinous act." "He is currently in good condition and is being examined at a local medical institution."
Comments from all parties in the United States Rapid gunfire, exclaiming crowds, panicked bodyguards, blood-stained former presidents, raised fists, reporters' snapshots, a series of scenes that happened in a flash together formed a news scene that shocked the world. Yes, a typical "presidential assassination" took place in full view of the public, not a Hollywood blockbuster, but a campaign rally for the 2024 US presidential election. A major change that has not been seen in a century is being staged fiercely and resolutely. This is the world we are in. Fortunately, Trump, who was fully immersed in his speech, turned his head fatefully, and the bullet shattered the teleprompter with a narrow trajectory, and the flying fragments scratched his right ear, and blood flowed across his face. Two Secret Service special shooters on the commanding heights fired back and accurately killed the assassin 200 meters away.
Objectively speaking, from the moment the assassin pulled the trigger, this was already a failed security operation.
From the perspective of the performance of the weapons used by both sides, there is a serious imbalance. The Secret Service special shooter who occupied the commanding heights used two identical Remington M700 sniper rifles with AICS AX kits, firing .300 Winchester Magnum bullets, equipped with NF precision optical sights and laser rangefinders. The assassin used a civilian version of the AR15 semi-automatic rifle, which was not even necessarily equipped with an optical sight. But even with such a huge difference in equipment, the assassin was still able to open fire and commit crimes, resulting in the death of one spectator and multiple injuries.
This is a universal problem in the world of VIP security: you can only prevent the gunman from appearing in the dangerous area as much as possible, but once the gunman is able to open fire, all on-site handling is already a passive response. Therefore, the logic of VIP security and counter-terrorism is the same: intelligence must come first to prevent problems before they happen.
After the incident, I immediately consulted experts in security. I sent him aerial photos of the Trump rally and gave him a rough description of the relative positions of the VIP, the Secret Service special shooter, and the assassin. His first reaction was that there was a big problem with the security arrangement on the scene. This coincided with my first judgment, because I noticed that at this scalp-numbing assassination scene, the commanding heights around were not completely occupied by the Secret Service. The assassin fired from an excellent shooting position with a wide field of view and a direct view of Trump's podium, which was less than 200 meters away. How did he climb to this place and successfully fire? What is the purpose of the perimeter alert? Was the house-to-house inspection carried out in advance in place?
This leads to a major doubt in this assassination: Is Trump's security team facing a shortage of staff? Has the US Secret Service, which is affiliated with the US federal government's Department of Homeland Security, invested sufficient manpower and intelligence resources to protect Trump? Let's assume that the protagonist of this Pennsylvania campaign rally is the current US President Biden. I personally think that given the level of attention paid by the authorities, there would never be such a big mistake in the security arrangement at the scene. With the podium as the center, all commanding heights and potential ambush positions within a radius of 300 meters may be fully occupied by Secret Service agents, and there will not be a situation where only one group of special shooters is on duty at an isolated commanding height, because its warning fan is too small. In fact, judging from the direction of the two special shooters' warnings at the scene, they have correctly predicted from the beginning where the potential attack direction posed the greatest threat to the scene was - the roof where the gunman pulled the trigger. But Trump's supporters can't help but ask: You are obviously aware of this warning loophole, why don't you send more people to occupy that commanding height in advance?
The more suspicious detail is that according to the description of Trump's supporters at the scene to the media: they had already warned the security personnel at the scene when the assassin appeared on the roof. But the response of the Secret Service agents was still more than a beat slower.
Let me describe to you what a tightly guarded scene should look like: multiple groups of snipers occupy commanding heights in multiple directions of the scene, and each group of shooters is responsible for monitoring a high-risk area. If an unknown target suddenly appears, even if he just pulls open the curtain, he may be knocked down by "preventive shooting." Then the mobile team responsible for ground alert will quickly break into the suspicious building and arrest the suspect, or even kill him directly.
But this is also quite a bit of a stunt. Strictly speaking, Trump was just a "candidate" at the time of the assassination, and the security scale given to him by the US authorities was implemented in accordance with the specifications of a "former president". Only when Trump officially obtains the Republican nomination can his status as a "candidate" for the 2024 US presidential election be officially confirmed. The security treatment of "candidates" and "candidates" is different. The Republican National Convention will be held on the 15th, and Trump can be said to have been assassinated the day before the "official start of the campaign."
The bullet had been fired, and the 20-year-old murderer had been killed, but the aftermath of the bullet had only just begun to ferment.
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