Trump shooting: the security failures that let gunman mount assassination attempt | BBC News

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania exposed a series of security lapses that allowed the gunman to mount his assassination attempt.
The gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to access a roof around 130 meters from the podium where Mr Trump was speaking.
It’s the job of the US Secret Service to protect sitting and former presidents. Somehow the gunman managed to breach the security perimeter with a rifle and reach an elevated position close to Mr Trump.
Video of the attack and the accounts of eyewitnesses suggest that members of the crowd became aware of the threat before the police and other security officials and attempted to alert them to the danger It was only when the gunman opened fire that officials recognised the danger and responded, with Thomas Crooks shot dead by armed officers.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Gary O’Donoghue, Tom Bateman and Sarah Smith.
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[@toddferguson6369]

Us Americans have to watch foreign media to get the truth. Thank you for actual journalism

[@osu895]

It's the BBC. As bad as the alphabet networks.

[@longfellow5276]

Maybe 3 Americans watch any news other than their own.

[@January.]

Todd: Someone you know extremely well is very obviously a graduate of the University of Social Media, Gullibility, and Conspiracy Theories.

[@cainhannah4393]

this is the bbc, over here it stands for the british bullshit corp

[@ryanstark2350]

@@cainhannah4393 Yeah. Going to the BBC just means you are moving to more clever propaganda.

[@ArtificialIntelligenceGlobalNe]

ONE MAN, witness says: "We Noticed the Guy" "50 feet from us!!" "We're Pointing at him" "He had a Rifle" "We can CLEARLY SEE HIM with the Rifle!" "We're Pointing at him" "Hey man there is a Guy on the Roof with a Rifle" "And the police like Uh?" SERIOUSLY!!

[@wc4109]

Utter incompetence of the police and Secret Service…

[@Mexicano1768]

Chief Wiggums do exist

[@user-ix3yk9th6e]

funny how you left out the last part of this interview, where he admits the police were not able to see the terrorist from where they were. So it's a guy pointing at a roof screaming "gun" and the police not seeing anything 🤷‍♂

[@ArtificialIntelligenceGlobalNe]

@@user-ix3yk9th6e NOT AN EXCUSE.

[@laurachristopherson9882]

@@user-ix3yk9th6e You fail to mention the officer did nothing to look into the witness statement nor did officers advise secret service to get Trump off stage until possible threat was investigated and removed.

[@lonestar1775]

Why is it that BBC and SkyNews have better reporting on US politics than any American company?

[@annamoon7222]

Yes I've noticed that recently as well

[@lazarus8018]

​@renoir4964Of course he did. They're gonna leave that out of his biopic aren't they?

[@update653]

Add that it's for the first time, The last time was when BBC was reporting IRAK war 🤔now I m asking what happened in BBC Directors 🤔🤔

[@DcrypTos]

BBC still is the worst. I have zero trust!

[@satta2023]

​@renoir4964and the Telecommunications Act of 1996 consolidated the media into the hands of 6 companies that control everything you see and hear. These companies are controlled by billionaire oligarchs. BBC is state media, which STILL isn't as bad as corporate media in the US with its "free press."

[@gandhi9936]

It's not about the 20 year old, but the jawdropping security gaps, with no security on a roof with direct line to Trump, failure to respond to public pointing out the 20 year old climbing onto the roof with a rifle, police officer, going up the ladder to confront the 20 year old, but then climbing down, 2 security officers watching the 20 year old with a rifle for at least 42 seconds before the incident, but doing nothing, security guards around Trump not following protocol to the letter, a flag freely waving in the wind near Trump, which all security guards know can help a target sniper. Etc...

[@user-nh4qr3lk4i]

0:36

[@BK-uf6qr]

There’s more. Your patience is thin. You seem to have an itchy trigger finger with these dismissive comments.

[@yassirmahdi5328]

How did a random 20 year-old with no official marksmanship or military training know the exact ingress point to breach the secret service's security without help?

[@JustJT97]

Google maps?

[@Drop_XP]

Kid could’ve known the area?

[@PC1974]

Democrat stooge.

[@monikaparmar2061]

Peak American story. Can never imagine anywhere else.

[@PC1974]

@yassirmahdi5328 He looked a nerd so clearly he did his research.

[@mattvjmeasures]

US politics is so toxic at the moment. It's so sad.

[@gerardmartin898]

US politics is toxic because ever since Trump became president he has polarized the republican party.

[@greggrimer354]

By toxic you mean what exactly? How could it be less toxic?

[@ranuvawinter]

@@greggrimer354 It means USA and Americans are bunch of jackarses who are corrupting the world with their incompetence. Go back to where you come from you idiotic American if you are one.

[@bobchungilo]

@@greggrimer354 By the mainstream media being honest and not trying to divide the nation with hateful rhetoric.

[@Lao_Xiashi]

"At the moment"? BEEN incredibly toxic since at least 2012.

[@squid_fish]

Thank you to the UK BBC for reporting like US mainstream never could 😒

[@guardianoffire8814]

Supposedly for 7 years these UK news media downplayed the grooming gangs. All news media do somewhat of good job when it comes events in foreign countries.

[@user-ep3bb9fk6n]

you mean exactly like the leftist media in the US does?

[@aaronlocke1469]

I am from Maryland, and I oftentimes look to the BBC and other media outlets because I know that even organizations that appear to be neutral are not so neutral lmao.

[@wardjunior1450]

The bbc are fucked.

[@mrtee3477]

You must be smoking.

[@luxxus242]

All those in shock have NOT been paying attention.

[@lolitapitpong3826]

Not been paying attention to _what_ ?

[@Rosskles]

​@@lolitapitpong3826Trumps rhetoric and polarising speeches inciting violence on both sides.

[@calumhenderson9404]

@@Rosskles Or the years of TDS blared out by the political machine to demonise him and the people who support him to keep in power?

[@Tshaw3465]

@@Rosskles Trumps rhetoric? Constantly calling him Hitler, a racist, screaming hes going to end democracy, had nothing to do with it? This is how you comfort yourself? 'Look what you made me do?' Both sides need to self examine. The arrogance of the some people though, the need to feel morally superior however low they go, is incredibly depressing.

[@Rosskles]

@@Tshaw3465 Oh the left have got a lot to answer for but tell me, would the polarisation I spoke about only involve the right? Pretty sure I mentioned 'both sides'. His rhetoric and and lies (of which there are over 30k thousand examples from Twitter since 2016) have been the main factor in the degradation of the right and the entire political landscape. Populism is just Fascism Lite and has always been a route that some unsavoury people use to gain power. These things don't happen in a vacuum, they are a result of the environment he has fostered for years and you are deluded to think he has an inch of moral high ground.

[@joselaverniyabut9298]

Investigate the police officers that was told there’s someone on the roof with rifle and was ignored ?😢

[@carabiner7999]

There was some interesting insight on X'd Twitter, from someone who'd worked Security for previous Presidents, talking about the issues of lack of communication between the various units working, etc.. It was titled "Police Officer DROPS BOMBSHELL about Trump's Shooting..." it was insight, not a "bombshell", but hyperbole is the game.

[@bobwoods1302]

Cops hate Trump

[@GavinMoore-dg6zn]

Yahushua HaMashiach is the Truth

[@bobwoods1302]

@@joselaverniyabut9298 Cops don't like trump

[@andyk939]

@@GavinMoore-dg6znblah blah sky fairy bs

[@danzap384]

"Political violence in America is unheard of" - Biden "Nope" - Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Ronald Regan, George W. Bush, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert F. Kennedy, George C Wallace.

[@retriever19golden55]

I always forget Wallace, for some reason. You can add in Martin Luthor King, Jr., and Harvey Milk.

[@Courageous_Lion]

@@retriever19golden55 And Malcolm X

[@ajax2.087]

It's impossible to remember all of it.

[@mobiuspaw494]

Biden talks Shit..

[@Shichard2006]

Gabby Giffords

[@DrMarten]

As an American. I really wouldn't say.... We are in shock! More like. Oh. I'm not surprised.

[@user-th6sx3ep2o]

Word

[@user-th6sx3ep2o]

Word

[@MrAdorabao]

right the country is so divide that the far left and the far right will actually hurt people over their beliefs. I 1000% blame social media and the main media outlets for this. its their fault for the divide in our country.

[@davidburns8129]

They censored me for no good reason

[@CheetosReef]

BOT you are not American

[@Melissa-SC73]

That’s terrifying! No one deserves that. And that poor man who was killed and the injured people is just heartbreaking. Just shocking.

[@spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780]

@@FayeinAlaska not saying I agree with the previous comment but its not that ridiculous. sometimes I wonder if the votes are even counted and that the democratic process is just a façade to give people a common narrative. I mean even if the votes are counted what does it mean when the choices are pre determined and the Populus aren't even given a political education? I'm not an American but I know some of you must feel the same.

[@spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780]

@@FayeinAlaska yeah that is ridiculous I agree.

[@spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780]

@@FayeinAlaska did my comment get deleted? I cant see it. no joke I didn't delete anything.

[@spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780]

@@FayeinAlaska I think GCHQ got me on that comment man. hahaha!

[@AlexKell885]

​@ab8588 so NOW you believe in conspiracies do you, Mr Marxist?

[@jeffdumpster1470]

The Secret Service is keeping secrets.

[@clairemagnifico7237]

Cui bono?

[@PatNeedhamUSA]

They're diametrically opposed to the Public Service

[@gus4u2c]

With Republicans usually spouting conspiracy theories, after awhile you lose credibility

[@andys5626]

We saw how they helped him guard the top secret documents at Marlago. Safe to say they are not on bidens side if they have a side.

[@tenofivelips]

​​@@PatNeedhamUSASame with the person they were creating a safe space for.

[@mr.fanstastic9010]

If you can't protect kids in schools, how are you going to protect a politician on a stage?

[@_MORGANIME_]

oop

[@carlanderson6752]

Ask the police or fake police?

[@dabiri69]

Uvalde pd are not the secret service

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@dabiri69 This video proves otherwise.

[@dabiri69]

@@linsqopiring6816 so you genuinely think the exact same cops that stood in that hallway for an hour went on to work security detail for president trump?

[@762459]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="204">3:24</a> people walking in the background are like......wtf is that guy doing?

[@guh533]

The reporter is blind

[@xxfgsdfgadgsgsrgfdsg]

The reporter have security training, the people in the background doesn't...

[@Dean-kg2py]

We can see that.😊​@@guh533

[@ae86fuji]

​@@xxfgsdfgadgsgsrgfdsg okay buddy

[@Randomness5050]

Why is the reporter lying on the ground when people are walking casually behind him? Trying to dramatize?

[@shirleyz7400]

I know 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kiwifruitpoo]

Are you aware the reporter is a blind man?

[@emmanuelmartin1238]

he's blind.

[@NaptownHarry]

Interviewing for CNN.

[@robbaker1841]

BBC actually

[@IbexThaGoat]

This is a crazy time to be living. Matter fact the last 20 years, we've seen so many changes to society and technology. It's insane.

[@jkfdkjjd]

LOL I used to think like that then I realized it has always been like this: think about WW1 and WW2, Vietnam, JFK. I think its just that we only come to realize what is going on around us as we become adults and don't really know whats happening when we are young and therefore don't remember when we grow up.

[@Zoomer_Analysis]

@@jkfdkjjdall of world history is crazy 24/7

[@virginiamyers8720]

Did they not notice that man with a gun at the roof top ?

[@light_angel.23]

Everyone noticed except the Secret Service. Strange ain’t it? 🤨

[@brenohds]

No matter what side you take on politics this is beyond horrifying 😢

[@clairemagnifico7237]

Cui bono?

[@michaelpeternixon]

BBC with an ear on the ground

[@Rosskles]

He's a blind reporter.

[@thedave7760]

@@Rosskles He just proved himself as the last proper journalist remaining at the BBC that was such a good report like it used to be before the media adopted an agenda.

[@Rosskles]

@@thedave7760 I know someone who freelances with the BBC regularly, there are many people behind the scenes who help to make these reports for presenters and are committed to being unbiased.

[@mariavandenbroele9843]

😂😂😂😂😂😂❤😂

[@LisaLee__]

This notion that the US has to come together after this tragedy is just not true.. everyone feels something fishy is going on even the attendees.

[@alexisf22]

Yes I definitely believe something is very fishy about this entire situation. One of the attendees said it sounded like firecrackers. A gunshot that sounded like firecrackers this whole situation doesn’t sound right

[@LisaLee__]

@alexisf22 yeah but every news station is using the script "we are traumatized, the country is traumatized"

[@GypsieRayne]

Right out of the movie Machete!😂 Almost identical

[@vicious12394]

Sometimes you have to tell your producer no. Everyone can see that you're laying down on the ground miles away from the venue and everyone else is going about their day like nothing happened. You look ridiculous.

[@ryanstark2350]

Yeah. Absolutely laughable journalism.

[@ProBallerJake7]

He’s blind.

[@ryanstark2350]

@@ProBallerJake7 But that doesn't mean that the original comment doesn't totally stand because someone was filming him doing that absolute nonsense.

[@markusmybusiness2141]

Only ridiculous thing here is that this is the best comment you could think of. Daftie.

[@manzalarazvan]

😂😂😂

[@DWolf-cwc6s]

Social media is being heavily monitored RIGHT NOW!

[@microbe_rz37-rn1dk]

By 5 Eyes or 4 Eyes?

[@maxasaurus3008]

@@microbe_rz37-rn1dk😂

[@spankeyguitars8457]

@@microbe_rz37-rn1dk Its being monitored by the White, Black, Red & Yellow...(aka, the 4skins)

[@tetherblows]

@@spankeyguitars8457 dear god are you implying that foreign governments track Americans online!?! blasphemy X D

[@EthanLomas]

and?

[@danielegelli155]

How is it possibile that a 20 years old has been able to breach the security with no help from anyone and without any military training?

[@bansukkharsati9316]

It sound fishy .

[@delorisjuma]

Reporter had to report, post event lying down. Dramatic

[@ProBallerJake7]

He’s blind

[@sharp14x]

@@ProBallerJake7 So? He's got use of his legs.

[@Rosskles]

​@@sharp14x He can't run away as easily as other people, how is that hard for you to realise?

[@sharp14x]

@@Rosskles He's reporting after the fact, not during the shooting, you mentalist.

[@hamonryechinaski180]

He's blind you dummy! He's no idea of situational awareness ffs. Shame on you🤡

[@eviltango]

It just seems odd for the reporter to duck and cover when you can see ppl walking around in the background nonchalantly…

[@randomjet]

Classic bbc

[@neilcampbell6487]

The reporter is blind....what would you do?

[@thomasvuong4742]

Lol sensationalizing a news story

[@omgaddad5596]

@@thomasvuong4742 the reporter is blind. he was taking the proper security cautions considering he could not see what was occuring.

[@eviltango]

@@neilcampbell6487 thank you for clarifying

[@IloveHamberger]

Living in a historic last 20 years

[@jaredmishear3630]

Everyone for the last 2k+ years thinks we are living in the last 20 years.. yet here we are.

[@1claudiusgothicus]

@@jaredmishear3630 yeah, only thing is there hasn't been internet, and many other technologies in the past 2k years

[@mecarrillo1]

Don’t know why this is shocking. Sadly This is ordinary life in America.

[@lazarus8018]

It's only shocking to the people who've been covering their ears and pretending that this hasn't been a constant issue for over 4 decades.

[@raybell7696]

Wonder if the security services shouted DONALD DUCK

[@K9monos]

😂😂😂!

[@tenofivelips]

😂

[@erwaldox]

Donald Trup finally became Donald Duck

[@paulmwabi6635]

America and guns😢

[@lauragreen7177]

This secret service is a national disgrace.

[@user-lh5hm7kb3y]

🤦

[@MidnightRambler]

Hmmmm failures..this is all very suss

[@fantomfreedom3194]

Почему спец.служба не прислушалась к свидетелю? Такое ощущение ,что у них была задача не заметить стрелка,а после ликвидировать.другого объяснения я не вижу..

[@peshomusukuma4912]

you have spoken truly

[@cyacyi779]

Slava ukraini 🇺🇦

[@Gilberto90]

I like how the BBC’s own Mariana Spring characterised people asking questions about these very same security failures as conspiracy theorists.

[@jenjq2012]

“America is reeling?”… not really…just saying.

[@mr.coolmug3181]

I think it's really sick that the BBC made their blind reporter lay prone on the ground like a plonker, when everyone around him was up and about and getting on with it. Just report the news and stop lying to us.

[@petersmitgary]

It's ironic to have a comment section to remove the comments in a second.

[@ryanstark2350]

Comment which will never get removed: "Us Americans have to watch foreign media to get the truth. Thank you for actual journalism"

[@CheetosReef]

BOT

[@linsqopiring6816]

@@ryanstark2350 haha I'm sure you're right.

[@Pocket_Fox]

It's a censorship AI bot. It looks for certain word combinations, and removes the post the moment you post it.

[@calmingcrist4515]

@@Pocket_Fox Don't happen on a cat video though ...

[@ViperGamings]

This is horrible in so many different ways.

[@caloyssk1]

bbc was first in the scene as i watched the reporter exclusives, i admire the reporters on the scenes thanks

[@geraldbrookes3666]

?????

[@mandarkastronomonov2962]

@@geraldbrookes3666ikr😂

[@caloyssk1]

@@geraldbrookes3666 their reporters interview a key witnesses, simple

[@Annie-ez4ol]

The BBC is not objective; they are globalist puppets.

[@mariavandenbroele9843]

😂😂😂😂😂😂💩💩💩💩💩🤡🤮💩

[@AndyA1234]

Are comments being removed by moderators? Or by people afraid of truth?

[@shellbacksclub]

What happens when u call someone Hitler for 8 years!

[@margaretmcglynn5077]

Says the person who likely thinks January 6 was a tourist jaunt. If it talks and acts like Hitler, could be Hitlerish, no? Trying to remove a rhetoric mote from Dem eyes while ignoring the violent rhetoric beam in MAGA's.

[@T_J_]

Shut up.

[@mohebhashemyan2492]

are we gonna ignore that when the reporter is on the ground saying thats the only shelter they have literally everyone is walking casually in the background

[@guh533]

The reporter is blind

[@ex0duzz]

Was the cameraman and his team also blind and filming while lying down prone? Ridiculous

[@mojojeinxs9960]

This weekend was packing to move back to my home town Butler Pa. In shock this happened. Rural Butler is peaceful community.

[@gemmster14]

Yes, it is. I grew up right there, too before moving elsewhere for my career. I return home for visits regularly to see all my family there. It was surreal to see and hear this kind of thing happening in my hometown but I firmly believe it was something that was going to happen somewhere some time and July 13th in Butler just got unlucky. Butler will rise above this incident. Trump loves Butler, PA very very much, there's no question in my mind about that.

[@alastorhm239]

Bro, he’s worried about his shoes

[@IReallyLikePurple24]

Shock

[@michaelayeni177]

​@IReallyLikePurple24 that ain't how it works bud

[@Chad-n5x]

​@@michaelayeni177How do you know? There's no clear example of shock other than weird actions and denial.

[@IReallyLikePurple24]

@michaelayeni177 From having see and been in shock before. Yes it is, People are so full of adrenaline that they start acting in ways they wouldn't have before

[@Nick-co8qm]

"We're on the ground behind our car" meanwhile people can be seen casually walking around in the background

[@36CatsHeavenRescue]

The weirdest most bizarre thing that happened is the strange reporter laying on the grass outside the arena,1/4 mile away and about 10 minutes after the shooting! Is he high! What a goof!

[@LatzeH]

This reporter is the most british looking man in the world

[@IReallyLikePurple24]

I thought he was American for a second 💀 He looked like an American trucker

[@mariavandenbroele9843]

😮😮😮😂😂😂😂

[@shellefishgirl]

Thank goodness for the BBC reporting the truth as the us press cannot.

[@iandunn206]

What specifically did they say that US media hasn't? I didn't hear anything new.

[@gemmster14]

@@iandunn206 it's the way they cover things, the way they interview, the way they edit stories on the U.S. - infinitely better than what American newscasters & reporters do here. The Brit who interviewed the ginger haired eye witness did a great job letting the man speak and occasionally asking for specifics. I think the BBC reporter's name was "Nick" ...

[@carabiner7999]

@@iandunn206 It's generally understood that the AP, BBC and Reuters report facts, without the sort of bias one sees in cable TV and new/legacy media. But hey, you do you.

[@January.]

Shellie: Someone you know extremely well is very obviously a graduate of the University of Social Media, Gullibility, and Conspiracy Theories.

[@ryanstark2350]

And your comment will not be censored like hundreds of others on here. "BBC reporting the truth". I live in the UK but you are living in cuckooland. BBC is hated in the UK.

[@twizzian]

And the main American news is…. England loses to Spain in the Euro Final.. The news

[@terintiaflavius3349]

No one in America really cares about what they call soccer and it is definitely not leading any newscast.

[@leokimvideo]

I'm noticing so many comments being removed, very sad how this site has failed us

[@Sildenafil_Damages_Eye_Retina]

Crazy situation.

[@EntretenidosNY]

All this is so weird😢

[@AndyA1234]

Has the BBC never listened to the content of MSNBC and the likes of Scarborough, Maddow and Reed on Trump?

[@barrybenkendorf672]

Deleted my comment again. No freedom of speech. Censorship. No truth.

[@barrybenkendorf672]

What I commented must have been the truth if it was immediately deleted. Disgusting.

[@Dominic13337]

@@barrybenkendorf672 If I said something against TOS and it got deleted would that make it true?

[@barrybenkendorf672]

@Dominic13337 what TOS did I violate by stating the facts of the event as I saw them ckearly?

[@RebmunModnar]

@@barrybenkendorf672As per the TOS you are not supposed to spread misinformation. If you said anything that suggests that there may be more to it than meets the eyes, or if you encourage people not think for themselves and not to jump to hasty conclusions, or propose any alternate views that are unifying instead of being divisive, this would be misinformation right there and it is only right that your subversive comment should be removed for the greater good.

[@bradleypenrith]

What was your truth?

[@artistphilb]

Got to wonder about how he knew that he would be able to get onto a roof, had he visited the site prior to the event? where was the ladder?

[@agentstona]

Wait am I drunk or is Larrys face Right side is Higher than the Left side ....

[@loladank7279]

Aye I'm just here to say that even if u r drinking u ain't drunk

[@spookylive2k]

Only MIB knows

[@helmuthj.zotter7272]

@@spookylive2k hahahahahaha

[@AuzSanchez]

HEY YOU GUUUUUYS

[@milizastankovic2489]

It's not funny to laugh or comment at others because they might be a little different. People have strokes, and all sorts of medical problems. Thank you Larry for your report ❤️...

[@AkshayKumar-vg2pi]

Failed Bureau of Investigation - FBI

[@KLM1883]

that fight! fight! fight! got me emotional

[@OracleIllumis]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="201">3:21</a> This news guys are something else, people in the background walking normal and he's talking all relaxed on the ground for the camera lol

[@le5866]

Hmmmm… wonder where my comment went?!? It seems as if it has been deleted. Big hmmmm.

[@Dominic13337]

That's usually what happens when you post a comment against the TOS

[@sarahmurphy8030]

KZbin in a panic

[@rjabja]

@le5866 you need to mispell words to not be flagged but there will always be butt hurt people who will report things to get you removed.

[@user-lh5hm7kb3y]

🙄

[@khronos142]

SOMETHING HERE SMELLS FISHY

[@neilwiliams4776]

trump up to his old tricks again?

[@user-lh5hm7kb3y]

🙄

[@joedent3323]

Thats just your mum.

[@journeyintococo6996]

Yeah...'failures'...

[@sethdasilva5368]

Context matters. If the Blind reporter was on the ground reporting live they wouldn't stop the camera rolling because people are walking in the background. BBC could ask him to reshoot the report but i imagine thats why they kept that cut scene short and showed it only to reference they were there from the beginning

[@tedted5904]

The police probably thought it was secret service on the roof

[@greghammett5739]

That isn't possible, it's an excuse. They have radios???????????????

[@countsmyth]

Reporter lying on the ground, and some people walking a dog on the other side. Overly dramatic?

[@danielclaw]

How the heck did the security there not notice yet several eyewitnesses noticed and try to point him out to them?

[@aus3492]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="195">3:15</a> there's people across the road just casually walking about...

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Deleting comments.

[@shirleyz7400]

See I left a comment & they took it down

[@apocalypseap]

Yeah, saying certain things will get it deleted. It's very odd.

[@benton-benton]

@@apocalypseap I can say the nicest things on a nice easy going noncontroversial channel, and you tube will many times take my comments off. It's ridiculous.

[@shirleyz7400]

@@benton-benton it has seemed worse this last couple months now

[@ed4096]

Deleted my retort to another one with TDS...

[@adrianlouw2499]

Delete this comment too BBC.

[@janetjeans3]

Good grief where did this reporter come from???

[@FrankMarvel-o9c]

HI Janet how are you doing.

[@Wick62626]

This makes no sense to me…….

[@shirleyz7400]

Why leave any comment when you say anything about the subject respectfully & they take it down. No free speech here.

[@helios7170]

@@FayeinAlaskaYou don’t, nor have you ever, had the right to free speech on an internet platform operated by a corporation. The internet is not the American agora.

[@shirleyz7400]

@@FayeinAlaska I’m the same way. 👍

[@margaretmcglynn5077]

Being fact-checked and monitored for spreading misinformation is not the same as being censored.

[@shirleyz7400]

@@margaretmcglynn5077 I wasn’t spreading any misinformation. Just facts!

[@margaretmcglynn5077]

@@shirleyz7400 What did you post?

[@irishguy200007]

Some security detail.

[@CainNuke]

The most ironic thing is the people behind Trump holding the signs that read “you are fired” like they knew…

[@rickymurray]

Why is he lying on the floor

[@Inego_Montoya]

I feel like all rally attendees are NPC’s. Both sides. They are always the epitome of that candidate lol

[@RobertLewis85]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="200">3:20</a> stand up you look silly

[@carltrotter7622]

The reporter in question is blind.

[@fupopanda]

Your comment looks more silly.

[@A_O_Leary]

Ignorant.

[@romeou4965]

@@fupopandawe Americans have seen before reporters try to reenact a reaction like being in a hurricane or hiding in a war scene. Here he is clearly speaking calmly with people walking in the background. 😑

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Problem with Trump is he listens to no one. So he wasn't even listening to his security team. He'd rather the photo op that keep safe. They'd had enough by the time they got to the car, as he massively exposed himself again so they pushed him in.

[@skjosh007]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="192">3:12</a> why's bro laying down when there's people walking normally 😭😭😭

[@ghalimaikatako1927]

Why do they always have 3 weird names. Lee Harvey Oswald

[@joetheblu3]

because most people have a middle name

[@rjabja]

Thank you for giving us news that our country is pushing aside for obvious reasons.

[@richardfairthorne7021]

The US and Canada effectively have a news embargo on their television sets. Thanks for providing the actual story for people in the US and Canada.

[@em23]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="199">3:19</a> jfc, are you kidding me goldeneye? The cars are driving by like nothing has happened and you're lying down as if you're on juno Beach? GTFO !

[@charliemerrifield7642]

The reporter is blind

[@Dooguk]

Did the people in the cars hear anything?

[@ArtificialIntelligenceGlobalNe]

It's Called AMERICAN ARROGANCE, the bystander says to Security "Hey Dude, you See that there" "What's that??" "You See that Guy there, why don't you check it out" and the "Security" gets MORE Offended and ANNOYED that the bystander has the AUDACITY of talking to such a "high Profile" "Security VIP person" than to worry about a Possible Event happening there, especially in a nation where we have Shooting EVERY SINGLE DAY. LOL is typical here in AMERICA. But the Security GUY is more Concerned with his Arrogance than with doing his JOB; which is Typical in AMERICA.

[@freezerwithani9251]

Okay buddy

[@jerribee1]

Well the accusations of help from Russia, the impeachments and the prosecution didn't seem to do much, so what other options were left?

[@simonmaverick9201]

Reported by Peter Griffin after the stroke - go on, have a look.

[@stevep7346]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="197">3:17</a> Lol, traffic going by behind you, people walking, not even rushed, and interviewing from prone.

[@theowilmot1841]

The fact that Americans commenting seem to think the BBC is an unbiased true news source speaks volumes.

[@AyoT7]

Tell me how this video is biased?

[@kman1893]

​@@AyoT7reading comprehension 💀💀

[@CorrosiveCitrus]

​@@kman1893no point made as usual

[@gordonfreeman5958]

@@AyoT7Because they aren't touting mad conspiracy theories like alot of these fruitcakes in the comments sections seem to believe.

[@TheSentisorin]

so sad

[@luv2luv720]

BBC got a great interview!!

[@hourbee5535]

How did a 20 year old obtain a rifle like that?!

[@jaycorby101]

Its America.

[@laladieladada]

USA! USA! USA!

[@Realdon17x]

This is america

[@liamwilson7549]

This is America, he’s above 16, and the gun was legally bought by his father.

[@Doctor.Kapow.]

Dude I'm Australian and a 20 year old can here as well. 🤦

[@redtailpunk]

a less than wise man once made a very good point to me: the BBC upsets both "sides" equally. What better test for honest journalist in todays world? thanks for the service you provide

[@popitastic]

Don't suspect Biden is upset with the BBC at all...

[@osetbabylove]

BBC I wonder what my English and Scottish ancestors would think now. It’s so chaotic in the USA.

[@greghammett5739]

CIA,CIA,CIA,CIA,CIA,CIA?????????

[@Supportourpoliceandfirstre-r2k]

Prayers and condolences to the victims of this tragic event along with their families, and friends. THANK YOU to all of the police, fire, and EMS agencies on scene and who responded to this tragedy to aide and protect the community. YOUR ACTIONS DID NOT GO UNNOTICED. PRAYERS AND GOD BLESS.

[@nyulassybeatrix1948]

I'm sorry

[@blurryyyyyy]

Look at that, a firefighter and doctor amongst the Trump rally. They are not deplorables Hilary, and much smarter than you!

[@sarahlang2119]

Did you think Hilary is reading this or gives a shit about what you think?

[@nickcitron2369]

The reporters "sheltering" lol w/ people walking around behind them

[@hoboninjuh8057]

They knew the guy was crawling on the roof with a gun for 1 minute 53 seconds something smells fishy

[@user-dq8ue8qz5k]

Why now America