Eyewitness believes there was a 'noticeable' difference in security at Trump's rally

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Published 2024-07-14
Robert D. Philpot spoke to NBC News' Tom Llamas about what he saw at former President Trump's rally before the assassination attempt and what he believed was a "noticeable" difference in security compared to a previous rally he attended with his daughter.

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All Comments (21)
  • I lived in Butler PA. The fair ground are not huge. How does a 20 year old kid bring in a rifle get on a roof 130 yards away from the stage? This is a total failure by the Secret Service and law enforcement.
  • @Rectitude4U
    Either they’re completely inept, or it was a setup.
  • @eddyg1794
    The fact that bystanders on the GROUND saw the suspect but the secret service didn't speaks volumes.
  • @lv4077
    Wait till you hear the excuses from the Secret Service so I can guarantee they’ll blame the local police.
  • How is it even possible that the secret service allowed Trump to keep speaking knowing there’s a guy with a gun on a rooftop????? That is so disturbing and we need answers
  • @shelldeluca
    I was Iowa State university for Iowa vs Iowa game when Trump was there. We had the exact same experience, snippers on every roof top. Security was top notch. This was not an accident.
  • @BradPitbull
    As a Marine Corps veteran... I don't trust the secret service
  • @p-square1430
    Multiple people pointed out a suspicious person on the roof to officers MINUTES before the shooting! How does this still happen?
  • @stevevw3385
    How did that kid know there would be no security presence on all those adjacent rooftops?
  • @angelrose2616
    They were warned minutes before of the guy on the roof, why did they ignore it??
  • This event had 2 secret service on 1 rooftop. I did the same thing this gentleman did. I took pics from different angles of roof tops, not really realizing why i was. I was amazed. Nothing😮 We all talked about it and had a really horrible feeling that day. Then, the worst scenario we pictured came to pass.
  • @odiseven
    It screams Inside Job, it's just that nobody wants to say it.
  • A lone wolf 20 year old outsmarted 3 diff govt agencies...😅
  • @69Emoji
    I live 3 miles from Mar-A-Lago and they used to sweep my yard with dogs on the regular. And when he was in town, they'd be in our yards. This kid being allowed up there unseen is just weird
  • Wow! A random act of journalism from MSDNC. It is completely impossible for a 20 year old kid to mosey into this event, unseen by the secret service, with a ladder and a gun, unseen, climb on the building - UNSEEN AGAIN - without them ALLOWING it all to happen. They didn't see the assassin because they didn't want to see him. It's blatantly obvious.
  • Q: Why didn't they have the Secret Service on that roof? A: No reason to have the CIA and the Secret Service on the same roof.