DONALD Trump sent a clear message to the nation and his supporters when he demanded his shoes and shouted “fight!” moments after he was targeted by a sniper, according to his former special assistant.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Andrew Giuliani, son of ex-New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, is calling for more security around all presidential candidates after what he labeled a catastrophic failure at the Trump rally on Saturday.
Moments after gunshots were fired at the Pennsylvania rally, Trump could be heard telling the Secret Service, “Let me get my shoes,” before he was whisked off the stage to safety.
Giuliani, who has known the former president for decades and served as his special assistant, said he knew what the president was thinking.
“For him to ask Secret Service to wait to get his shoes, I know he was thinking, ‘I want to show American people I can walk it off,’” Giuliani told The U.S. Sun.
“I think he’s a very resilient person. I think he wants to show the evil forces out there that he can persevere through something like this.”
Donald Trump Rally Shooting Timeline
Donald Trump was shot at his Pennsylvania rally on July 13.
1pm: Doors open at the Butler Farm Show grounds where Trump was expected to speak at 5pm.
4:11pm: Sean Parnell gave the opening speech.
4:35pm: David McCormick rallied the crowd.
5:30pm: Crowds were still waiting for Trump.
6:03pm: Trump takes the stage.
6:11pm: Gunshots were fired as Trump delivered remarks.
6:12pm: Trump was ushered off stage by Secret Service agents.
6:42pm: Secret Service confirmed Trump is safe.
7:24pm: The shooter and one rally attendee are confirmed dead by law enforcement officials.
8:42pm: Trump confirms he was shot in the ear, sharing a statement on Truth Social.
8:49pm: The Secret Service confirms the shooter and a rally attendee are dead. Two others remain critically injured.
The assassination attempt left Giuliani shocked as he blasted the “catastrophic failure” of the Secret Service to protect the former president.
The 20-year-old gunman was only 150 meters from Trump when he pulled the trigger, the Associated Press reported.
Political experts across both parties have questioned why the Secret Service wasn’t covering the rooftop the shooter was on.
“I want to congratulate the Secret Service on the stage that was immediately around him,” Giuliani said.
“They hit him so hard that they literally knocked his shoes off.
“With that being said, there was a catastrophic failure that happened that let this person get on a roof 400 feet away – that does not happen.
“I’ve been at sites before with the president with advanced teams days before he’s gotten in…they will evaluate all perspectives.
“The fact that they didn’t do that tells me that there’s something really, really wrong that happened there,” he continued.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
Donald Trump Rally Security
Donald Trump was reportedly shot at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, July 13.
Trump’s rally was held at the Butler Farm Grounds, which can hold tens of thousands of people.
There were 8-10 metal detectors at the grounds, according to Former USUN Ambassador Kip Tom.
Tom told CNN that anyone within a certain distance of the president was required to enter through those metal detectors.
Despite being held at an open fairground, the rally was fenced-in, meaning a perimeter was set up.
Counter snipers from the Secret Service were stationed in the area to monitor the perimeter.
In addition to metal detectors for the public, plus local and state police, the Secret Service is assigned to protect the president.
Secret Service agents immediately jumped to cover Trump after he appeared to be shot.
“We have practiced for these situations thousands of times,” Jonathan Wackrow, former agent, told CNN.
CNN also reported that the Secret Service shot and killed the reported shooter.
The FBI assumed the larger investigation of the shooting, working in tandem with the Secret Service.
In addition to “beefed up” security for Trump and his family, Giuliani urged the Secret Service to offer increased security for another presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kennedy Jr., whose father was shot and killed, was denied protection from the Secret Service last year, The Hill reported.
“I think RFK Jr., as a presidential candidate, security needs to increase…I think its unacceptable that he didn’t have Secret Service up until this point,” Giuliani said.
“Let’s put politics aside and make sure we find the answers to this so we have solutions for all of our political candidates and presidential candidates that the Secret Service is protecting.”
The former candidate for governor of New York condemned any act of violence, saying it is not the answer to anything.
“I will never, ever promote violence. Violence is not the answer to this, I promise you that.”
Trump’s former special assistant said the presidential candidate is “doing well” and that he spoke with him and his family earlier on Sunday.
Trump insisted on traveling to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention less than 24 hours after the attempted assassination.
“I know he’s itching to get on the ground,” Giuliani said.
“He has a big announcement to make in the next couple of days,” he added, referencing Trump’s expected VP pick announcement.
After Trump dove behind the podium but before he was whisked off stage by Secret Service at the rally, he shouted “fight!” several times.
Giuliani believed that Trump’s message and him pausing to grab his shoes was a signal to Americans.
“When Donald Trump got up and told the Secret Service to wait and to fight, I think what he was telling the American people, ‘I may have been shot but I’m going to get back up, I’m going to be strong and we are going to fight for our constitutional republic on November 5,’” he said.
“That’s what we’re going to do; we’re going to fight at the ballot box because that’s what we believe in.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
