Trump will now have greater protection from the United States Secret Service (USSS). “I will continue to hold outdoor events and the Secret Service has agreed to step up their operations. They are very capable of doing that.”Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
He also added that “No one can ever be allowed to stop or impede freedom of expression or assembly”. These comments came after reports said that The Secret Service advised the Trump campaign to avoid outdoor events and instead opt for large indoor stadiums.
What happened
An attack at a rally leaves Trump injured and sparks criticism of security.
On July 13, Donald Trump was injured when a 20-year-old man shot him during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The attack left one person dead and two others injured.
From the roof of a nearby building, a Secret Service sniper shot and killed the attacker less than 30 seconds after he began shooting.
On Tuesday, July 23, Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position as head of the Secret Service following the assassination of Trump. Due to criticism over the security vulnerability, Cheatle acknowledged that it was the “the Secret Service’s most significant operational failure in decades.”
In a testimony before a congressional committee, Cheatle admitted that the Secret Service had been alerted “two to five times” about a “suspicious individual” at the protest but failed to locate him before he began shooting.
On Friday, July 26, the FBI confirmed that Trump had been hit by a bullet, thus clarifying the nature of the injury to his right ear.“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, either whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased attacker’s rifle,” the agency said in a statement.
Los Investigators continue to work to establish the motive for the attack.which has added another surprising chapter to the US election race and has sparked strong criticism of the Secret Service.
Resuming campaign activities
Trump resumes campaign with Minnesota rally as Harris participates in fundraising event.
Trump has turned the incident into a in the central theme of his campaigntelling supporters that he “took a bullet for democracy” and promising to return to Butler for a “big, beautiful rally.”
Former Republican president and his running mate, JD Vance, They plan to hold a campaign event on Saturday, July 27 at an indoor hockey stadium, not minnesota with capacity for 6 thousand people.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris, who is on track to become the Democratic nominee, will attend a fundraising event en Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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