Staff Reports
The antics of the Secret Service just keep on giving, especially when it comes to the absurdity surrounding a recent rally where a gunman targeted former President Donald Trump. An anonymous whistleblower has stepped forward to reveal that local law enforcement offered to provide drone technology to the Secret Service before the rally. This technology could have identified and neutralized the shooter before he even had a chance to aim, but the Secret Service apparently had other plans—plans that did not involve using technology that is commonly utilized in everyday law enforcement.
According to Senator Josh Hawley, who shared the whistleblower’s tip in a letter to Homeland Security’s Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secret Service rejected this drone proposal outright. Instead of embracing modern technology that might have prevented tragedy, they opted for what can only be described as a “not now, we’re busy” approach. Hawley made it clear that the offer came just hours before the rally, leaving many scratching their heads as to what the Secret Service was thinking, or if they were thinking at all.
🚨🚨 NEW – Whistleblower tells me local law enforcement partners & suppliers offered drones to Secret Service BEFORE the rally – but Secret Service declined pic.twitter.com/UM0jfrMc9z
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 25, 2024
As attendees at the rally gathered, an alarming turn of events unfolded when a 20-year-old named Thomas Matthew Crooks executed a shooting spree from a rooftop, resulting in one fatality, two critical injuries, and—no kidding—minor injuries to Trump himself. It was later revealed that Crooks had as much as a 200-yard vantage point with the aid of his drone mere moments before his assault. So, while the Secret Service was busy twiddling their thumbs and passing up offers for drone surveillance, Crooks was busy live-streaming his activities for anyone to see.
Hawley was right to raise the eyebrows of every red-blooded American when he questioned why the Secret Service didn’t have their own drones in place. The mishap has raised eyebrows to the point where anyone watching can practically hear the collective gasp of confusion from those who actually care about the safety of our leaders. It seems incomprehensible that while a drug dealer or petty thief can often be tracked with drones, a would-be assassin was left to roam unchallenged two hundred yards from the stage.
Adding to the already troubling chain of events, the beleaguered Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has chosen this week to tender her resignation amid intense scrutiny over the security failures that led to this unprecedented assassination attempt. Her performance under questioning left much to be desired, and she openly admitted it was “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades.” Given the bipartisan calls for her departure, one wonders how many more blunders the agency can possibly afford before they start serving its motto, “the protection of the president is our primary mission,” with a side of actual vigilance.
In a world where everyone seems more focused on political correctness than proven security measures, it becomes painfully clear that the Secret Service is stuck on a rocky road paved with poor decision-making, resulting in yet another embarrassing chapter of political theater. Instead of operating as a proactive defense team, they seem to have become a case study in how not to protect a former president—or anyone, really—while local police are allegedly left hanging to save the day. This rollercoaster of incompetence leaves many asking: what’s next, a “no-fly zone” with paper airplanes?
