Secret Service Was Told Local Police Lacked Manpower to Secure Building Used by Trump Shooter

Published on July 18, 2024

A Butler County official said on Wednesday that local authorities had informed the U.S. Secret Service that local police lacked the manpower to help secure the building used by the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump last weekend. The Secret Service “was informed that the local police department did not have manpower to assist with securing that building,” Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger told The Washington Post, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed this account to the outlet and provided additional details. He said that stationing a patrol car and an officer outside of the building was part of the agency’s advanced security planning proposal....

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