When former President Donald Trump took the stage again on Saturday. Located in Butler, Pennsylvaniathe security surrounding the Republican candidate was much different than it was on his first day. assassination attempt at him as he hid behind a podium when a gunman opened fire.
The Secret Service and the 2nd Butler Gathering
U.S. Secret Service personnel were stationed both inside and outside the secure perimeter. that area The roof of a glass company’s warehouse is also included, which investigators say is from 20 years ago. thomas crooks fired 8 rounds On July 13th, a bomb grazed President Trump’s ear, killing one attendee and injuring two others.
“Since the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Secret Service has made comprehensive changes and enhancements to its communications capabilities, resources, and protection operations,” U.S. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. said. “The former president is currently in close protection, and we take our responsibility to ensure his safety and security very seriously.”
Federal law enforcement and local police began planning for Trump’s return to Butler about two weeks ago, multiple law enforcement officials told CBS News. The first in-person planning meeting with local law enforcement was held earlier this week on Monday.
“We are coordinating closely with the Pennsylvania State Police and local law enforcement in and around Butler Township regarding the October 5th event in Butler,” Guglielmi added. “We are also leveraging other federal security resources to expand our personnel and technology.”
These federal resources also included personnel from the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations Agency, who were stationed both inside and outside the security perimeter. Law enforcement officials said TSA officers activated magnetometers along the perimeter of the scene.
And while security efforts for the 45th president included more personnel and assets, including counter-sniper teams, enhanced counter-drone technology, and counter-assault teams, Pennsylvania State Police troopers were on scene. was also added, and the members of the tactical team were integrated with the US Secret Service team throughout the story. event.
Senate Report on Secret Service and Trump-Butler Rally
last month, Senate Interim Report It identified planning, communications and security failures in the U.S. Secret Service’s efforts during former President Donald Trump’s July rally as “direct contributors.” assassination attempt against him.
A joint investigation by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations indicated on July 13 that several Secret Service agents experienced chronic problems with their radios. One notable example is when Secret Service counter snipers were provided with local radios for rescue efforts. However, he did not have time to receive it because he was “fixing” his own Secret Service radio. According to the report, Butler’s radio broke down at the scene, so the special agent in charge gave his radio to a senior investigator and spent the rest of the day without one.
Trump’s detailed information is currently being accompanied by radio communications experts from the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, and its primary purpose is to provide information to all law enforcement agencies, according to multiple law enforcement officials. The idea is to share real-time information relayed over radio channels with Trump’s team. .
Addressing vulnerabilities in the Butler Rally site
The many high-rise buildings surrounding the Butler Farm Show create a line of sight vulnerability for President Trump. Officials said the Secret Service mitigated the threat with a fortified stage, a line of agricultural vehicles parked around the rally site and bulletproof glass.
Unlike the July 13 rally, members of the U.S. Secret Service, Pennsylvania State Police, and Butler County Police sat together in a unified command post.
President Trump appoints Butler amid assassination threat from Iran
Two attempts on Trump’s life led to the arrest of a Pakistani with ties to Iran who is accused of plotting a murder-for-hire plot targeting current and former U.S. officials, including Trump. It was carried out subsequently.
Matthew Olsen, the Justice Department’s director of national security, said: CBS News interview On Thursday, the U.S. government announced it was “intensively tracking Iran’s lethal program efforts targeting former and current U.S. government officials, including the former president.”
Olsen added: “We are very concerned about Iranian conspiracies, and I would say we are deeply concerned.” Last month, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed President Trump on “a real and concrete threat by Iran to assassinate the president.”
“I think we’ve made it very clear that this is a threat vector. We’re going to work to get as much information and fidelity as possible and monitor it very closely. We’re concerned,” a senior DHS official told CBS News. Wednesday’s press conference. “This is a whole-of-U.S. government effort that involves all partners across the U.S. government.”
A Homeland Threat Assessment released by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said Iran had “imposed a U.S. government official deemed responsible for the 2020 killing of a designated foreign terrorist, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force. “He maintains the intent to kill.” Qassem Soleimani” measures taken during the Trump administration.
“It’s no secret that this is a challenge we now face on a daily basis,” the senior DHS official added.
Authorities expect around 25,000 to 30,000 people to attend Saturday’s rally.
Nikole Killion, Daniel Klaidman, Clare Hymes and Michael Kaplan contributed reporting.
Michael Kaplan, Daniel Kleidman, Nicole Killion,
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