Shortly after Fox News Digital released body cam footage from Butler Township Police officers on the scene during Thomas Crooks’ assassination attempt on President Trump, the Wall Street Journal published audio obtained from the same body cams. The audio reveals the officers’ frustration with the Secret Service for failing to secure the rooftop of the AGR building where Crooks was positioned.
Local Pennsylvania police stated that they had warned the U.S. Secret Service about the need to protect the warehouse where the shooter was located. However, the Secret Service lied to them and refused to protect President Trump.
Despite being within 150 yards of Trump—an easy shot for even a moderately skilled shooter—the Secret Service inexplicably left the area unguarded.
“I f***ing told them that they needed to post guys f***ing over here… I told them that f***ing Tuesday,” the officer can be heard saying.
Listen:
🚨 #BREAKING: Newly revealed audio captured by a Butler, PA officer’s bodycam shows the Secret Service was REPEATEDLY warned DAYS IN ADVANCE they needed to cover the roof of the AGR building.
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 8, 2024
USSS then said they’d post guys there, which was a LIE.
Moments after the sh**ting,… pic.twitter.com/tQGiCtD9gh
Because of the Secret Service’s inexcusable failures, President Trump was nearly killed and a hero firefighter lost his life. Two other rally goers were seriously injured.
