Donald Trump has vowed to attend the Republican Convention on Monday in Milwaukee, one day after he was nearly assassinated by a 20-year-old in Pennsylvania – while new details begin to emerge about the abhorrent security failures that took place.
According to sources, a police officer backed away when the would-be assassin pointed a rifle at him, just moments before he then fired in Trump’s direction, clipping his ear.
Trump announced he will not be delaying his Wisconsin trip – less than 24 hours after he was shot by Thomas Matthew Crooks from a rooftop 130 yards away.
Not long before shots rang out, rally-goers noticed a man climbing to the top of a roof of a nearby building and warned local law enforcement, according to two law enforcement officials.
One officer climbed to the roof and encountered Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer.
The officer retreated down the ladder and Crooks quickly took a shot toward former President Donald Trump, just 130 yards away.
That’s when the U.S. Secret Service counter snipers shot him, said the officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
According to Butler County Sheriff Michael T. Slupe, the officer was ‘gripping the roof’s edge’ when confronted by Crooks’ rifle.
Because of his position, he did not have a gun with him and had to drop back to the ground.
‘He lets go because he doesn’t want to get killed,’ Slupe told the Washington Post.
‘The guy is a f***ing cop, come on man!’
Many damning and terrifying questions remain unanswered after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump that is being described as an enormous security failure.
The FBI has launched a probe into what happened in the moments leading to the assassination attempt and President Biden declared he is also directing an ‘independent review’ of national security.
There are also allegations that Trump’s team asked for more protection on the campaign but was rebuffed.
The Secret Service has since denied those claims, but the agency is still under immense scrutiny for what has been called an ‘absolute failure.’
And Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., became the first lawmaker to say that the director of Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle ‘needs to go.’
