Breaking story, NY Times
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Radio transmissions
WP paywall
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/08/03/trump-rally-police-radio-transmissions/
On two occasions, a local officer inside the Butler County command post had to relay information about Crooks to the Secret Service hub by cellphone — on a day when cell service was balky and unreliable.That method was too slow when seconds counted. A local police officer spotted Crooks on a rooftop with a gun and radioed in to the local command center that he was “armed” approximately 30 seconds before the shooting, according to the transcript of the radio communications and Secret Service officials, but that message was not passed on to the Secret Service command post before Crooks started shooting, the agency has acknowledged.Patrick Young, commander of the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit, which supplied local officers to secure the rally, said that it’s important that law enforcement agencies share one command post where information can be received and transmitted quickly.“All the key stakeholders should be in the same room,” Young said in an interview. “That alleviates any communications problems.”
On two occasions, a local officer inside the Butler County command post had to relay information about Crooks to the Secret Service hub by cellphone — on a day when cell service was balky and unreliable.
That method was too slow when seconds counted. A local police officer spotted Crooks on a rooftop with a gun and radioed in to the local command center that he was “armed” approximately 30 seconds before the shooting, according to the transcript of the radio communications and Secret Service officials, but that message was not passed on to the Secret Service command post before Crooks started shooting, the agency has acknowledged.
Patrick Young, commander of the Beaver County Emergency Services Unit, which supplied local officers to secure the rally, said that it’s important that law enforcement agencies share one command post where information can be received and transmitted quickly.
“All the key stakeholders should be in the same room,” Young said in an interview. “That alleviates any communications problems.”
dumb SS
so that whole Iranian plot seemed to be some no hoper who was almost immediately talking to federal agents thinking he was hiring hitmen etc
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/06/politics/iran-trump-assassination-charges/index.html
Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
bodycam footage of the cop who was partially hoisted onto the roof and whom Crooks pointed his gun at, first half of the video has no sound, not sure at what point Crooks fired his shots… no sound of them saying 'warn the SS!'…
see him run around, go to his car for his rifle totally fumbling his ammo loading…
longer version with them getting onto roof
total scramble
Really wish there was audio at the start, seems like they had plenty of time to get Trump of the stage, but they didn't.
wrong thread
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more from WTAE who got the bodycam video "I told the SS to put somebody on the roof", "Why weren't we on the roof,"…."I thought you guys were on the roof"
Locals cop said there weren't on the roof they were in the building because he thought the SS were going to post guys in the AGR carpark…
Claims he was shot in the "ear lobe" but points to his Helix
(also, he is really starting to show the physical signs of aging in this clip)
https://www.mediaite.com/news/reporter-grills-trump-on-scars-from-assassination-try-at-press-conference-trump-misidentifies-own-earlobe/
Come on. Who knew that part of your ear was called the Helix? I despise Trump as much as the next sensible person, but I can let that one go.
Nobody knows more about the anatomy of the ear than me. The doctor treating me told me that. He said "President Trump, not only are you a war hero, you could treat yourself better than I can treat you"
staff reportedly worried Trump is suffering the effects of PTSD
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-campaign-shooting-ptsd-anger-b2596571.html?utm_source=reddit.com
Well if you were to believe Jim Banks and other gop politicians, that can't be the case as bone spurs isn't a veteran.
Congressman says local police shot crooks from the ground and hit his gun, disrupting his firing, before he was shot dead by SS sniper from roof…
https://clayhiggins.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Preliminary-Investigative-Report-8.12.24.pdf
…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-service-agents-on-leave-trump-shooting/
including the head of the Pittsburgh field office
but
It's unclear if all of these actions are disciplinary, since agents are routinely placed on leave during the course of investigations for various reasons, including mental health relief.
Nice to see this thread winding down.
Hopefully the last comment will be 'Still, shame he missed.'
Trump still rattled, declares he will create a “independent presidential commission on assassinations” if elected again, vowing to declassifying anything left from the JFK assassination
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-vows-commission-on-assassination-attempts-at-rally-with-rfk-jr-demands-document-dump-on-jfk/
Flashback:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/10/28/politics/trump-jfk-files-full-release
A pretty hardy former employer, who had had the name and scars of a hard lived youth and into his 30s.
In his early 70s he was mugged in Heuston station. He was never the same man again.
He was 10 times the man Trump ever was.
I'd be surprised if shooting hasn't left irreversible damage to Trump. I can't see him taking a course of ectacsy and talk therapy 😃.
Trump on pills? Poor Old Glory will need therapy after that…
Yes, older people lose confidence far more quickly than younger people, and a violent attack is likely to have a long term effect on him. All the more so that he was very personally targeted - somebody wanted to kill him, specifically. Add to that his inability to admit any form of weakness and therefore to seek psychiatric help, plus his existing tendency to ruminate, and we have all the ingredients for PTSD.
new guy seems to be the definition of a wannabe walter mitty https://www.semafor.com/article/09/15/2024/alleged-trump-plotter-ryan-routh-complained-of-obstacles-to-getting-foreign-soldiers-to-ukraine
he attached himself to Ukraine and Taiwan wanting to fight for them and create foreign legions…
long history of arrests
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/man-named-ryan-wesley-routh-33675258
he voted for Trump in 2016 he said.
This is the alleged gunman.
This is what Trump gets for the way he goes on ….. insulting people ….. crippling countries with sanctions for no reason at all ….. namecalling ….. killing Iranian generals ….. dealing with the Mafia ….. telling lies ….. abysmal handling of Covid ….. trying to cause wars ….. cosying up to the far right ….. blaming others when his own ideas backfire …… Trump comes across as a cross between some Miami Vice villain and Bond villain ….. with more enemies than both types of villains combined ….. the message is clear here ….. unless Trump moderates his attitude he is attracting violence ….. what he does has consequences …..
This website is hosted in America. If you are also in America, I'd stop posting things that would land you in prison there.
Another failed "attempt". Maybe 3rd time lucky?
You see it's this mentality by entitled Democrats that belittle Trump voters and ignore their concerns on issues that matter to them that will make the salty tears an enjoyable event when he wins in November even if that outcome ends in disaster.
There have been a number of tweets like this this from high profile Democrat supporters that have been rounded on. It doesn't do the cause any favours.
This is apparently the arrest history of the man involved.
You don't need democrats... the 2 attempts where done by a Trump voter and a registered Republican.... right?.
Unreal stuff lads 2 attempts in 2 months. Sounds like he was way down the rabbit hole this one, it's amazing how people turn to hate and totally lose the plot.
I can see the conspiracy lads coming out the woodwork again with how Trump planned it along with Kim Jong Un and the mullahs or something like that soon enough. The media will be scrambling all over the place today in how to deflect this one.
Yeah 2 attempts in 2 months is some going .
