Preventable failures cost lives
The Secret Service's failure to secure the venue, communicate with local authorities, and intervene when the shooter showed suspicious behavior allowed a preventable attack on the president, costing lives and highlighting unacceptable negligence.
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The Secret Service failed to act when it mattered most this past July, missing key chances to stop the shooter before he could fire at the president.
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They didn't secure the venue or communicate with local authorities, allowing a dangerous gunman to slip through.
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Even when Crooks showed suspicious behavior, no one stepped in to stop him.
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This is completely unacceptable—it's their job to protect the president, and these preventable failures cost lives.
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Preventable failures cost lives
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The Secret Service's failure to secure the venue, communicate with local authorities, and intervene when the shooter showed suspicious behavior allowed a preventable attack on the president, costing lives and highlighting unacceptable negligence.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, SPEAKER TITLE of the ORGANIZATION NAME said that the Secret Service's failure to secure the venue, communicate with local authorities, and intervene when the shooter showed suspicious behavior allowed a preventable attack on the president, costing lives and highlighting unacceptable negligence. LAST NAME made HIS/HER statement to PUBLICATION on DATE.
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The Associated Press reported that a bipartisan House panel investigating the July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally called it a "preventable" event caused by "stunning security failures." Their report highlighted widespread law enforcement shortcomings before the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump was struck by gunfire and one rallygoer was killed. The Secret Service's poor coordination with local authorities was criticized, as gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks evaded law enforcement and accessed the unsecured roof to open fire. The task force emphasized that better communication could have stopped Crooks earlier.
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The Independent Review Panel Final Report on the Pennsylvania assassination attempt, published on October 17, said “...bravery and selflessness in the wake of a near-miss shooting of a former President and now nominee is, respectfully, not enough. The solemn and unique protective mission of the Secret Service requires zero-failure performance, so that protectees, civilians, and law enforcement personnel are not in a position to ‘take a bullet’ in the first place. The assassination attempt on former President Trump on July 13 at Butler was a tragic and historical event.”
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Republican officials called for the Secret Service director’s resignation after an assassination attempt wounded former President Trump, Reuters reported. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said his chamber would be launching a bipartisan task force with subpoena power. "It'll be comprised of Republicans and Democrats to get down to the bottom of this quickly, so the American people can get the answers that they deserve," Johnson said. The July 13 shooting wounded Trump, killed an attendee, and injured two others. The gunman, shot and killed by security, fired from a rooftop about 150 yards from the stage, Reuters reported.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, a resident of SPEAKER CITY NAME was first elected to the role of Chair of the ORGANIZATION in 20XX. As Chair, he/she is focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to GEOGRAPHY voters.
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