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Where Security Went Wrong: Sheriff Responds to Assassination Attempt on Trump

Where Security Went Wrong: Sheriff Responds to Assassination Attempt on Trump

<p>It makes “absolutely no sense” that the roof of the building from which the gunman fired was not secured by the Secret Service, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Dale Schmidt told The Daily Signal in an interview discussing the <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/22/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-testifies-before-congress/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">assassination attempt</a> on former President Donald Trump. </p><br><p>Following the attempt on <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/tag/donald-trump" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s life</a> during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sat down for an interview with ABC News and said there were safety concerns with regard to stationing agents on the roof the shooter used because it was “a sloped roof.”</p><br><p>But Schmidt points out that the countersnipers that were on a roof behind <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/tag/2024-presidential-election" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the president</a> were also on a sloped roof. </p><br><p>“When you look at a location from a <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/category/security" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">security standpoint</a>, you're going to be standing where that dignitary is ahead of time and saying, ‘Where are the potential vulnerabilities?’” Schmidt said. “And I can tell you if I was on that roof, I could have made that shot. It is not a difficult shot to make.”  </p><br><p>Schmidt sat down with The Daily Signal at the <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/tag/rnc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Republican National Convention</a> last week in Milwaukee, to discuss the security failures at the Trump campaign rally just days earlier. He also explains why the crisis on America’s southern border has become such a threat to sheriffs across America.</p><br><p>Enjoy the show!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Daily Signal

July 23, 202417m 51s

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Show Notes

It makes “absolutely no sense” that the roof of the building from which the gunman fired was not secured by the Secret Service, Dodge County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Dale Schmidt told The Daily Signal in an interview discussing the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. 


Following the attempt on Trump’s life during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sat down for an interview with ABC News and said there were safety concerns with regard to stationing agents on the roof the shooter used because it was “a sloped roof.”


But Schmidt points out that the countersnipers that were on a roof behind the president were also on a sloped roof. 


“When you look at a location from a security standpoint, you're going to be standing where that dignitary is ahead of time and saying, ‘Where are the potential vulnerabilities?’” Schmidt said. “And I can tell you if I was on that roof, I could have made that shot. It is not a difficult shot to make.”  


Schmidt sat down with The Daily Signal at the Republican National Convention last week in Milwaukee, to discuss the security failures at the Trump campaign rally just days earlier. He also explains why the crisis on America’s southern border has become such a threat to sheriffs across America.


Enjoy the show!


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