Staff Reports
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has pulled no punches with a report that highlights a glaring failure in protecting Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. In a scene that sounds more like a Hollywood action flick than real life, would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old perched dangerously atop the American Glass Research building, nearly turned the former president into a headline for all the wrong reasons. A bullet whizzed past Trump’s head, missing him by mere inches, proving that while the liberal media often keeps a steady focus on politically motivated violence, they seem quiet when the tables are turned.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) is sounding the alarm about the inadequate response from federal agencies like the FBI and the Secret Service, which have been surprisingly uncooperative when it comes to shedding light on the incident. Johnson pointed out that most of the crucial information came from local law enforcement rather than the federal bureaucracies, which were about as transparent as brick walls coated in camouflage paint. Local authorities are stepping up while the feds are playing hide-and-seek with vital data – a reality that raises eyebrows and skepticism among those trying to grasp the full picture of what happened that day.
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Even more puzzling is the question of who took down Crooks, if indeed he was taken down at all. Local police seem to have fired the first shot, with an officer claiming to have hit the rooftop gunman. However, with Crooks’ body cremated before any proper forensic investigations could take place, the details surrounding the alleged takedown remain murky at best. It’s almost as if the feds were more interested in sweeping the whole matter under the rug rather than piecing together an accurate narrative. Those involved in the situation are left clutching at straws, with autopsy results and toxicology reports seemingly locked away in a vault somewhere deep within the bowels of the federal government.
According to Johnson, despite over 1,000 interviews conducted by the FBI, not one transcript has been made available to the Senate committee. Instead, only a handful of interviews with a select few individuals have been produced, which hardly scratches the surface of understanding the chain of events. The transparency promised by various federal agencies seems to be less of a policy and more of a punchline at an overly long comedy club set. One can’t help but wonder why such a significant event has been met with radio silence from the very institutions designed to protect Americans.
The Secret Service, tasked with guarding the security of high-profile figures, appears to have completely dropped the ball. Despite the initial reasoning that the slopped roof posed a hazard to sniper teams, this explanation was met with ridicule, leading to the resignation of the agency’s director. It’s become evident that the agency not only failed at preventing this close call but also couldn’t even coordinate effectively with local law enforcement, effectively leaving Trump a sitting duck on that fateful day.
This saga, akin to a poorly scripted drama, underscores the challenges faced not only by the former president but by the citizens who expect their government to provide basic levels of security. As the narrative unfolds, one glaring fact remains. While local law enforcement stepped up to the plate, the federal agencies involved seemed determined to remain shrouded in secrecy, playing a game of catch with the facts while the rest of the nation watched in disbelief.
