New video shows Trump shooter climbing onto the roof at rally

ABC News has learned that heavily armed local police were stationed inside the building and missed Thomas Crooks climbing outside to the roof.
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[@darksideofthemoon3039]

Secret service looks like a joke.

[@electricmessiah1310]

@@darksideofthemoon3039 how did we go from Reagan era secret service where he was 1/2 way to the hospital before he realized he was shot, to this?

[@ryantownsend2730]

They were ... #murica

[@skankhunt3624]

​@@electricmessiah1310I mean that's not a good response either.

[@phale925]

Keystone Kops

[@Scudzzorz15]

​@@electricmessiah1310DEI hires.

[@brentkinsworthy4999]

The more information comes out the worse it looks.

[@nathanelfamy4190]

Truth can hurt sometimes, but there is growth..

[@samserwadda253]

Inside job.

[@TruthFactOC]

The whole thing is fishy.

[@theincantrix1144]

@@nathanelfamy4190 Cancer grows as well. Doesn't mean something positive is gained by it.

[@samserwadda253]

@@TruthFactOC inside job for sure.

[@astapovich940]

The people who allowed it are investigating lol

[@charlenecifuentes9180]

Yep, the culprits are investigating themselves, totally agree!

[@kckcmctcrc]

No, the Bureau are the ones investigating.

[@StoutProper]

Same as the Warren commission

[@sammygoodnight]

The "Bureau" is investigating! Yay, Bureau! Is this the same "Bureau" that falsified a FISA warrant on the Trump campaign so they could surveille his communications? That invited Gen. Flynn for a "friendly chat" and then tried to chuck him in prison for misremembering details of a phone call? That called the news media before making a predawn raid to arrest a septuagenarian ally of Trump? That now admits to planting evidence during the Mar-a-lago documents raid? That Bureau? Good. I'm sure they'll get to the bottom of this.

[@ninaof8433]

​@@kckcmctcrc All puppets of the Democrat party!!!

[@greaseweeklygames]

Its insulting how stupid they think we are

[@clarencemassalay146]

Right

[@monsterpig3270]

Ok ,so what really happened?

[@greaseweeklygames]

@@monsterpig3270 the entire thing was organized by the group(s) who control the United States government. Stage an assassination attempt to further divide and conquer. Dem v Reps, its all bs that exists to keep everyone fighting eachother as they slowly inch their way toward a future where their control is absolute and cannot be resisted against. It shouldn't be Dems v Reps, it should be Us v Them (guvmint), and until we start having more of these conversations we will continue on this path of citizens blaming citizens, like its Jimmy next doors fault your life sucks because he didn't vote for the right person. Putting faith in a politician is absurd; they all suck the teet, they all bend the knee, and they all are pawns in this centuries long game of having complete control over us in every way imaginable.

[@greaseweeklygames]

@@monsterpig3270 youtube won't let me post what really happened. There's your first clue

[@monsterpig3270]

@@greaseweeklygames I understand.

[@Rareprune]

The amount of incompetence here is astounding!

[@Joe-sg9ll]

that's antisemitic

[@Wolfsbane909]

The irony of "you are fired" signs

[@pabloernesto8044]

@@Joe-sg9ll anti-white (all officers were white, don't say it loud)

[@user-nz3kl3iz5e]

@@Joe-sg9ll

[@getrekt2160]

Right? An unsecured rooftop so close to Trump, filled with police, area not cordoned off, roof not secured, and he easily climbs up by himself, WITH A RIFLE, is spotted by bystanders, police that climbs up FALLS OFF? LOL, and then takes an unimpeded shot at a former presidential candidate, surrounded by secret service, and with snipers on roofs looking for people like him. That just shows how pathetic these organisations are at protecting even a high value asset. What an absolute joke.

[@gcgcc2486]

This is what you called INCOMPETENCE!

[@johnsteel5347]

False flag

[@onthelake9554]

@@johnsteel5347 False brain .

[@Cheeseypoofs85]

diversity hire by the biden admin... no surprise there

[@michaelbaja1854]

Very Definition of INCOMPETENT...

[@johnsteel5347]

@@onthelake9554 Cope

[@robertaustin8917]

I have 36 years of positive experience in law enforcement, believe me she needs to be fired. Total failure, she brings shame to my career.

[@mlreed8929]

Cheatle said she was shocked and concerned when she learned of Trump getting shot. Right! She actually helped make it happen! She said she's gonna continue to be transparent. Ha! Talk to the Congressmen who tried to question her. They couldn't get anything out of her. There was no transparency whatsoever! She's such a liar!

[@georgeslate128]

It was facilitated by our government… She is the one and many more just like her who did this.

[@bradsilcox642]

as soon as she said sloped roof she needed to resign or be fired. the fact you left that out of the interview is appalling.

[@bencarter7839]

The least-sloped roof ever.

[@ConstitutionalDelegateRepublic]

The MSM at it's finest (for covering their and politicians azz)

[@ConstitutionalDelegateRepublic]

​@@bencarter7839Quite literally probably. Jokes on us as Americans. We have lelt the government lie, cheat and steal. We need term limits We need true accountability We need house cleaning on ALL federal law enforcement agencies We need to get back to our Constitution and lower the dangerous Rhetoric that led to this. (DEMs this includes you and your calls for violence and BULLETS for Trump)

[@cyrcee77]

So they confronted him amd yet no one informed the ss around trump to get him off stage?? Bs

[@LeeMooEez]

Well,ss and normal police channel is different P/S : what I said here is not my opinion but after watching a lot of the interviews emerge regarding this hot stuff currently..they actually said this 🥶🥶🥶

[@FortFinesse007]

How did you get confrontation happening out of that

[@FortFinesse007]

You really are stupid noah

[@oggyoggy1299]

@@FortFinesse007 The dude pointed his gun at an officer.

[@adamddelgadillo5956]

All BS of course it is

[@jeepfam2955]

Why was a roof with direct line of sight just left unmonitored?

[@JimmyStruthers1000]

Crazy isnt it?

[@viperguyz]

Maybe they remember what Trump did to them on Jan 6… just saying.

[@jeffholt9437]

​@@viperguyzWhat TRUMP did to them? Can you not spell Pelosi?

[@medicchester]

She hates Trump. Duh!

[@flyphish4434]

@@viperguyz j6. Yawn….. grow up.

[@DiceRolls]

A lot of these commenters must be trolls… I live in the US, spent 10 years in Texas, 18 in Missouri, 3 in Florida, 3 in Oregon, 2 in Kentucky… and I have NEVER seen someone carrying an AR-15. I’ve only seen a handful of people noticeably carrying handguns. The idea that this guy wouldn’t have caused suspicion freely walking around with an AR-15 because “it’s America and everyone carries guns” is just dumb.

[@TheGreatEscape-BF-USA]

He was not walking around freely with an exposed AR-15. The weapon had a folding stock and fit completely inside the medium backpack he was seen wearing.

[@darkedeviant4692]

Thank you for that information, as this made no sense how no one saw it before he got up there. It's ridiculous that this isn't explained anywhere in any of the videos I've been watching for weeks.

[@trevorinnis5702]

I also heard her say ,that the reason there was no secret service on the roof of that building ,was a concern for the safety and the danger of the slope of the roof .BS, it was near flat!

[@monsterpig3270]

3% slope.

[@sluggy6074]

The police officer was just like "oh, sorry sir. Didnt mean to interrupt you"

[@deniz57]

😂😂

[@biga8u]

😂⬆️

[@kevinsullivan7120]

😆😆

[@FreeSpeech101-pb3lg]

Maybe he was from the Uvalde Police Department?

[@cortneyeverett6927]

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🔥🛸 The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude. Deuteronomy 28:68 “And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thAee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. 👆🏾Transatlantic slave trade/ Egypt spiritually means house of bondage/Captive.(Revelation 11:7) Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth

[@seanzibonanzi64]

So an officer confronted the shooter, had the rifle drawn on him and just retreated? This is beyond fishy

[@lydiamcpherson7925]

@seanzibonanzi64: He was hanging onto the building, only saw him briefly, and they said he fell getting down.

[@nicolashrv]

@@lydiamcpherson7925 but he never call the alarm. THAT's beyond idiocy. He should have called for Trump to be removed from stage at that point. This opens an investigation for a conspiracy.

[@Rob-dp1tt]

​@@lydiamcpherson7925so what? He got a booboo on his knee so it's all good. Derp

[@sebfettel]

​@@lydiamcpherson7925Yesterday they said he used a ladder.

[@vicc6744]

That's not what the statement was about the cop

[@user-mc8gm6rq9y]

THIS WOMAN MUST QUIT HER JOB.

[@zrvnz1657]

And must be arrested

[@HipHopaaDoodle]

@@zrvnz1657 get real

[@monsterpig3270]

She resigned.

[@fishindudefrank3855]

Authorities are investigating what? Their incompetence? And you expect an honest answer from them? 😂

[@amessina6691]

That building was full of cops?🤦‍♂️

[@jaccijaques1242]

Probably on their phones

[@bobp6742]

It's crazy. When I was a teen I used to get into a pub underage, the cop shop was right opposite and yet nearly everyone was underage and it never got raided.

[@tonyhuynh6789]

@@jaccijaques1242playing roblox

[@jb243wp]

​@@jaccijaques1242 And eating donuts 🍩

[@lylecampbell9036]

​@@jaccijaques1242 Probably eating donuts

[@GilbertHicks-p6u]

Civilians see potential threat and the secret service doesn't. That's crazy.

[@darrylnelson05]

Anonymous Coward it was the responsibility of the LOCAL POLICE!!!!

[@jvill5mil]

The cops seen him minutes before he fired. So the S.S didn't have a line of immediate communication set up to pull trump. Ran by a women who prides herself on hiring women. Also witnesses said gunman was on opposite side of roof hidden from snipers, when if they saw before shot they may have thought he was local police, or they would naturally think president would have been pulled by then.

[@jvill5mil]

The cops seen him minutes before he fired. So the S.S didn't have a line of immediate communication set up to pull trump. Ran by a women who prides herself on hiring women. Also witnesses said gunman was on opposite side of roof hidden from snipers, when if they saw before shot they may have thought he was local police, or they would naturally think president would have been pulled by then.

[@jvill5mil]

The cops seen him minutes before he fired. So the S.S didn't have a line of immediate communication set up to pull trump. Ran by a women who prides herself on hiring women. Also witnesses said gunman was on opposite side of roof hidden from snipers, when if they saw before shot they may have thought he was local police, or they would naturally think president would have been pulled by then.

[@jvill5mil]

The cops seen him minutes before he fired. So the S.S didn't have a line of immediate communication set up to pull trump. Ran by a women who prides herself on hiring women. Also witnesses said gunman was on opposite side of roof hidden from snipers, when if they saw before shot they may have thought he was local police, or they would naturally think president would have been pulled by then.

[@patton303]

And now we’re finding out the local police and Secret Service were using separate radio frequencies. So the cops couldn’t even tell them on the radio that there was a shooter on the roof. So the shooter did that for them. What a joke.

[@alexauman2111]

She should be fired. The Secret Service needs an overhaul.

[@electricmessiah1310]

So a 20 year old climbed on to the police’s roof with a rifle and no one noticed? Sure……

[@blueabattoir]

It seems very fishy to me. I don’t understand.

[@SilviaCoupe89]

Did you not watch the video? Literally people recording him climbing to the roof so how do you claim nobody saw him?

[@kircinnamon8496]

@@SilviaCoupe89they wrote a sarcastic comment

[@elsierra9741]

@@SilviaCoupe89I think he meant why didn’t any of the cops saw him climb up there if the local police were using that building as staging

[@mrtee3477]

​@@SilviaCoupe89he was talking about law enforcement.

[@DonBistrow1]

SS Director shouldn't be doing TV interviews she have been fired on Saturday.

[@Grammy52]

They have allowed Trump to handpick his security detail. Maybe loyalty to the former president doesn’t necessarily make competent agents.

[@steveablet4041]

@@Grammy52 Flat out lie, you don't handpick your detail. You are ASSIGNED a detail. Presidents only pick the leadership of the SS. Former presidents have virtually no decision power for security when out of office.

[@AlphGen]

How does that work, don't they delegate an event to a senior rank to oversee, does trump select his own service or get one allocated etc are also meaningful questions

[@Anarchyttg]

@@Grammy52 Incorrect. Resources are delegated per event and agents are constantly shifting due to travel with candidates, events, and basic logistics. While a President can request and remove agents, it's up to the Secret Service to decide how it handles the security.

[@andrewpellet6971]

@@Grammy52 Trump's detail asked for more resources in the past weeks but were turned down by the stunning and brave director with the vagina

[@aja749]

Why does she need to resign, she can't be fired?

[@XThis52x]

@aja749: Political peer pressure. Donald J. Trump needs to resign, It's long, long over due that he needs to set the stage to resign since the outcome of January 6th @ the White house. Remember the fire arms and illegal fire arms with some wearing Indian customs? All the politicians & workers fired by Trump. before what led to that day following his losing the Presidency to Joe Biden? Remember all the elected officials and Trump's Vice-President's life was threaten too. Remember the female U.S. Veteran killed in the White house and other lives died too, and countless injured that day. That accountability was Trump's instigated words. "the election was stolen," from him. Maybe she recollected that Trump occurrence and her natural instinct to resign is her choice. She has endless background job skills and I believe her decision was hers' to make. Have you ever explored: fbi.gov Check it out. Thanks for caring!

[@khalidrashad-xu8xe]

Why the reconstruction shows Crooks in a very wrong place ?

[@MelissaJordan-gw8hp]

So, a "kid" fooled them all?!!!?

[@fahadhussain783]

And now they all are fooling public.

[@jjknoxx99]

😂😂😂

[@blipblop92]

A nerd*

[@mt.shasta6097]

​@@blipblop92 Lee Harvey Oswald was a stupid nerd who couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. His fellow Marines testified to this before the Warren Commission. Of course, they were ignored. Oswald was the toy of some really evil government operators. Look it up.

[@danstory4286]

I believe there is more that we will never know.

[@tactics3606]

The buck stops with you? Then if you have any ounce of integrity, you would resign.

[@Henrique-wy6cv]

Agreed! Shame on this lady, its clear she doesnt care about what happened!

[@badassmoralfukka1]

Integrity?! What's that?

[@jazzjasmin]

@@JAAB9296nope. This is all Republicans doing. Congrats on your 2nd Amendment rights.

[@user-hw9hu5oq4u]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@neutchain7838]

she used to work for Pepsi. I had no idea its a requirement to know fizzy drinks to enlist in SS.

[@leonsoto8333]

Secret service hired a security team from craigslist. The female guarding trump was scared and another couldn't find her hulster. What a joke. Someone needs to be held responsible

[@richardkawelo4525]

Police are in the building and they couldn’t hear the shooter climbing on the building? The officer who saw the shooter on the building didn’t report it to the other officers who were in that building? Something doesn’t add up.

[@carmelorsinger8709]

How did a man walk two blocks from his car carrying a rifle and nobody saw this or thought it was strange ?

[@mojorisen978]

A ladder to yea? Crazy

[@eliasvillatoro958]

Supposedly they did. I read that people saw him walking including the cops and they kept watching him since he looked suspicious

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

@@mojorisen978 Don't most people walk around carrying a weapon and a ladder? Who would really take notice? Well , some just drive around on scissor lifts. 😄

[@songsalon7868]

😂😂😂😂

[@6z0]

This is fucking absurd. The government helped him 1000%

[@georgeslucas3389]

She still in charge of secret service ? IS this a JOKE ?

[@williampolk6696]

She is a registered democrat

[@fatbastardwithabeard]

DEI

[@Forever_Ultra_Runner]

💯

[@ThePlim62]

Typical comment from a person with no idea of how things rare un. Would you like to lose your job because of others? This fumble doesn't mean she's not doing her job.

[@bulletproofkarma]

Yes, it is. from her wikipedia page. During a CBS News interview in May 2023, Cheatle stated the Secret Service, which had a 48% departure rate, needed to "attract diverse candidates and give opportunities to everybody in the workforce, particularly women." She said she aims to have 30% women in the agency by 2030.[14]

[@gregorydamienmech]

Secret Service director has NO SHAME! I would be hiding behind a rock in disgrace if I were her.

[@chuckshick]

Law enforcement in the USA is an absolute joke.

[@gacj2010]

Since the permissives got in

[@t9j6c6j51]

And she thinks she should keep her job?

[@evanhainey2101]

Gays always make the work environment worse and they whine and bitch and moan and have an attitude then act like they know what their doing when asked.

[@deborahwhit118]

She was told to say that. Someone has to take the blame.

[@patmanpatmanson]

I mean she really does not look like a natural leader. Maybe thay took her as director because they wanted to have a woman

[@kylegallant3423]

@@patmanpatmanson DEI hire

[@johnharrison4592]

Women... Zero accountability

[@karoleenascottage]

This is not new. Sky News Australia had this information online within hours of the shooting. Why are US sources taking so long to show this?

[@absurd_patience]

We filter our comments on Yt to assimilate the agenda

[@Box545x39]

Most people form their opinion off the first or second headline they see, they know this from years of "research" at the Tavistock Institute.

[@jeannefoster5594]

Did Sky news know about the police officer confronting him?

[@jamindavey]

@@jeannefoster5594 Yes.

[@computerlearingchannel4257]

There hesitant

[@legendaryjeffreyJCS]

I’m praying for you lady, this too shall pass

[@sleepyvtek9]

Doesnt make sense. Cops were alerted about him but didnt do nothing? also Officer saw him up there also but didnt do anything? smh

[@anthonysalonek9462]

Dah

[@blueabattoir]

Bizarre.

[@RonKris]

Most modern cops are afraid of their own shadows.

[@rebekahbarry3013]

Sounds like Jan 6 huh?

[@hman5000]

@@RonKris and don't forget Acorns

[@heidimarsden8271]

A 20 year old Boy !!! Made the Secret Service look like a Joke!!

[@charlesclark9627]

Republican!

[@brian1776]

@@charlesclark9627Democrat!

[@ShickDaft]

@@charlesclark9627 Never donated to the Republican party did donate to Democrats it shows where his true loyalty lay.

[@Bidensgooseiscooked]

Just look at the guy he's a leftist get real man​@@charlesclark9627

[@rickjusino3774]

@@charlesclark9627 , That fact makes them look even worse! How can you be made look like a joke by the people who are THE BIGGEST JOKE IN HISTORY!

[@ericandrews1661]

They had drone coverage of the area and still let it happen?

[@judymoore9952]

You're fired. No question

[@razm3610]

Was the police doing barbecue inside the building??? What the hell were they doing inside the building....watching games???

[@stevedrinkard7297]

Im just absolutely flabbergasted WTF?

[@gorilladisco9108]

Making porn. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@TherealPapaDogP]

Playing spades

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

Did anyone say that they were inside at the time? I interpret staging area as the area they used prior to deploying.

[@JohnnyRep-u4e]

@@stevedrinkard7297 👈He was flabbergasted..

[@09bamasky]

Kim Cheatle is a liar. They didn’t put a sniper on that roof because of the SLOPE, she claims. But snipers were on all other roofs with the exact same slopes, and some steeper slopes. WE ARE BEING LIED TO!

[@jude999]

100%

[@Carmen777Carmen77]

@@rickjusino3774ridiculous

[@matts6551]

@@rickjusino3774 don’t procreate

[@Co1eTrain84]

​@rickjusino3774 you're especially stupid

[@MrCEO-1]

@@rickjusino3774as a semi professional poker player i read peoples reactions and it was not staged. Ppl were utterly confused at what was happening fool

[@lexstacks6944]

In the real world people lose there jobs immediately over huge mishaps in their jobs. This one got 4 people shot. One father killed, two others critically wounded and a former president almost got his head blown off on live tv in front of live audience.

[@TommyAventador]

The officer climbed onto the roof, asked if he’s comfy, then climbed back down.

[@keyser456]

"A local police officer confronted" the shooter but "fell when the gun was pointed his way" and then they just move on with no further details. Umm... does this local police officer have a name? Do you suppose he might be worth finding and interviewing? Was there bodycam footage? What is that officer's testimony? "I fell, and then went about my day" doesn't quite seem like the full story. Was the officer not prepared to confront the person? Was he not sent with backup? Aren't these basic questions a journalist or news network might want to ask and have answered?

[@egvNY]

Sounds like the cop is one from Uvalde, Texas. scared and terrified of guys with arms.

[@Jpear197]

The suspicion meter emptied, and the cop walked away, saying, "Must've been the wind"

[@brendachilders4879]

What about his body cam? Would he not immediately radioed this info in?

[@secondchance6603]

@@Jpear197 "Heard some popping sounds, thought they were acorns falling."

[@JeffF-gc3df]

Yep, "This...Is....ABC News."

[@stache1954]

This keeps getting worse.

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

Ok bald man

[@jimdoe3288]

​@@TAPATIOPLEASEAs the shooter is on a BlackRock video...

[@DGRIFF]

​@@TAPATIOPLEASE bald is not an insult.

[@mattjingles5758]

Ok gay man​@@TAPATIOPLEASE

[@KB-kp2oz]

​@@jimdoe3288a 17-year-old being in the background of a commercial at his high school says what to you exactly? What do you think that that actually means? Stupidity intrigues me

[@jamesrobb4928]

Despicable...

[@Vintageic]

Secret service director needs to RESIGN…..

[@English5daysshortsS]

They confronted him, but no one alerted the Secret Service around Trump to remove him from the stage?

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

The Secret Service does not have a good track record of successfully investigating anything.

[@hm3drake35]

who should be investigating? the MAGA CULT?

[@RecoveryRoomRestorations]

...especially about the white powder in the White House....

[@Rare.Plants.and.Pitbulls]

The fbi investigates secret service matters.

[@73NF14Ret]

@@Rare.Plants.and.PitbullsAnd this is supposed to make us feel better? The trusty FBI?

[@MPTX-be8qq]

@@73NF14Ret And who investigates the FBI? Does anyone look at them at these times?

[@mworrow]

"Staging area for local police" = "area where the donuts were being served"?

[@6litreteaser904]

Just how stupid do they think we are? The lack of security was intentional

[@dusandjorovic]

wow...she doesn't want to resign???

[@storytimewithunclekumaran5004]

Diversity hires are allowed to screw up because they are not qualified in the first place ??

[@ZynzeNycraile]

She is pro LGBT feminist

[@Z98136]

She's a strong independent woman with a managing/director function in a field totally not only suitable for men.... *Sigh*

[@blipblop92]

She resigning right now doesn't help

[@jcallwood25]

Why should she resign from her job because of a breakdown that she wasn't even there for. You guys want ppl to lose their job for every damn thing but if it were you you would want leniency. I understand the severity of the situation but that still doesn't warrant her resignation in my opinion. Cmon now.

[@scottscopters7]

this just makes it even more disturbing

[@stephenjolly307]

So transparent that she fails to answer any questions put to her by congress committee.

[@SOULFORESAKER]

Cheatle: "I know i failed at my job but give me another chance, bro."

[@stanswetzof1029]

why is she allowed to do a public interview before having to answer to congress?

[@danygraph2910]

Because "She" is a woman. Different set of rules.

[@HiThisIsMine]

Maybe because she’s not under criminal investigation?

[@charleslavoie5402]

Yet…..

[@jameskemp8287]

Because the cult is flooding social media with conspiracy theories and her getting on air and owning her own incompetence is vital. And yes it makes her look bad but she's choosing to swallow that pride and accept the problems of the SS and acknowledge their lack of competence instead of allowing conspiracy to flourish like it has without any word from the SS. It will take a long time to get in front of congress cause there's a process to it, while getting in front of the media is immediate.

[@doggygaming950]

Maybe because it's a free country? Seriously, what are you talking about?

[@bladez942]

Did he really say they are trying to determine if roof access had been properly locked down? I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say Nah, it wasn’t.

[@spiralrose]

Right!? They think we are stupid

[@williamdavis4809]

Words matter

[@mowgc189]

1:22 If Crooks was shot by a sniper, why is his rifle on the roof 2 meters to his left? Crooks was a right-handed shooter. When he collapses after being hit, the rifle does not "fly" to the left and lay there itself. What are we missing here?

[@larracis]

anyone take note of the ai rendering vs his actual position on the roof? Hes actually off to the right of the building but they render him to the left. The shots line up trajectory wise with him being on the left, but hes actually on the right. Anyone else notice the wide open window in the 2nd floor of the building behind the roof? Positioned basically directly behind where they rendered him on the roof? Cant make this stuff up.

[@larracis]

@@timdisbro6838 Might be. Might not be. There's some analysis out there that say things dont line up. Nothing wrong with speculation when the story doesnt make sense. Also, "keyboard warrior" suits you and your post better than it does me and mine.

[@abigailellzey7686]

They had TWO minutes to take him out before he killed an innocent man in a single second. What a shame

[@mikepuleo9375]

And very little mention of the husband and father who was killed

[@roccolove9996]

They had 30 minutes.....my aunt was there and bystanders told law enforcement "GUY ON ROOF W. GUN" ...

[@John-s9d]

Pennsylvania law enforcement needs to be investigated

[@evanbrad7327]

Uvalde lol

[@user-nk4oe4dx7t]

Ag Garland denied extra service

[@NewEstablishment]

@@user-nk4oe4dx7tnot true that’s a lie.

[@MJBclassics]

​@@user-nk4oe4dx7tstop lying, Mr anonymous

[@wastelandwanderer10176]

​@@NewEstablishmentare you sure about that.

[@robertaustin8917]

Can't and did not do her job, she needs to be fired.

[@jamskinner]

Why does your reenactment not match the footage you show?

[@theknowbot5000]

Absolutely ridiculous that this happened and no one will be held accountable

[@nicolashrv]

Trump said it on the debate: "joe never fired anyone for incompetence"

[@brandoncortezemmanuel357]

@@nicolashrvand Biden staying true to that. Head of Secret Service won’t resign, and neither disgraced impeached DHS Secretary, who oversees the Secret Service.

[@1_Devs]

Now you get an idea of how the parents of Uvalde victims feel.

[@MrIBM01]

@@nicolashrv She might be fired, because they missed.

[@ahall9839]

They just put "bot" in their names now. Come on, at least try.

[@shanew.williams]

This is MASS incompetence !

[@williamcolbert7828]

You are totally correct...the RNC is a show of MASS INCOMPETENCE!!!

[@actionjacksondan]

This kid was not a lone gun man.

[@kennybaurle3723]

She needs to resign. She lied to congress several times. She is unacceptable

[@NewEnglandViews]

This is an ABSOLUTE disgrace

[@GoodAfternoonDave]

So are you

[@ohtwo23]

@@GoodAfternoonDave hates america but everything you are looking at and touching at the moment is because of American companies 💀

[@NewEnglandViews]

@@GoodAfternoonDave 500 people like my comment. One person likes yours. I’m not counting the like you gave yourself 🤣

[@metju691]

And you ma'am should never been head of the Secret Service...

[@marathon01]

Women are incompetence by default, that’s why none women are ever president, useless

[@catestout3888]

Jill Biden's House Husband Bernal put in a good word for her. We all know Jill loves her gays....

[@OuvinteAmigao]

That is what happens when you let stupid WOKE agenda rule your country. 😉

[@deputydan2226]

Somethings fishy cause she used to guard soda cans for Pepsi 😂

[@bratz5343]

And thats putting it lightly!!

[@mach30]

A 20-foot A-frame ladder in his Ford Fiesta😂

[@mericasense2007]

Now everyone can see how dangerous DE&I is.

[@dougfresh1341]

Officer: "Hey! what're you doing up here?!" Crooks: "It's me, Crooks!" Officer: "K"

[@VRGamingTherapy]

"Fast moving developments" Took ABC & mainstream media over 24 hours to post what many of us seen already.

[@msmoe8687]

Facts

[@strikeforce448]

Maybe because they make sure they can confirm the timeline of events and get relevant information from authorities. It's really not that difficult to understand.

[@BigFootTheRealOne]

​@@strikeforce448a lot of these liberal news media really downplayed it for the first 24 hours.

[@yt.silentknight]

cuz we're not boomers and we know how to access the internet

[@theschiznit8777]

@@strikeforce448 That's a lot of confirming. We understand the narrative, it's not that difficult to understand.

[@stephenpalos3240]

Why is she talking to ABC media rather than to congress?!

[@clintonsmith5163]

It's only been a few days since the incident, fool.

[@bloved9850]

To clear the air??? I don’t understand ur stupidity

[@jah0524]

Where is Congress right now?

[@materialreasonstidesofwind8442]

Congress is also a joke

[@TheTrickshot77]

Same with Prince Andrew, he only had to answer questions from the BBC (them responsible for hiding Jimmy Saviles crimes for years).

[@michaelnotigan7796]

She has absolutely no sense of honor when she says she is not stepping down.

[@davidmeans2022]

She exemplifies the definition of FAIL

[@DJJ81]

“Trying to determine if roof access had been properly locked down”…. Are you fucking serious. That determination is clear as a fuckin bell

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@DJJ81 I guess you’re right we already know everything we need to know. The investigation should be stopped immediately. We don’t want to risk finding out any new information.

[@MundaneThingsBackwards]

​@@neilkurzman4907 Thats not what he was saying. If there was an assassin on the roof who got up there with a simple store bought ladder that managed to fire at LEAST three shots, it by definition was not "locked down." Can you not think of any more relevant facts that need investigating?

[@stevef68]

They have to "investigate" to see if roof access was locked down? Seem very OBVIOUS that it was NOT. 🙄

[@jasonredepenning]

They need time to figure out what the public knows so they can get their story straight.

[@blankman1212]

How did he manage that slope?

[@Patriottoo2]

Not surprisingly, the "new video" from ABC News does not show anyone climbing onto the roof. Just clickbait from ABC News.

[@thepriusgod]

This story just becomes more and more unbelievable. Not buying any narrative the media, local PD, or Secret Service is feeding us.

[@GoodAfternoonDave]

Qannon said what?

[@JohnDoe-ew3xt]

@@GoodAfternoonDave look at the facts.

[@user-nk4oe4dx7t]

@@GoodAfternoonDave google obamas and Clinton’s $$ detail and then look at who got assigned to trump

[@jackberdine]

​@@GoodAfternoonDavehow could multiple witnesses see someone with a rifle 300ft away from a former President and the cops are just like 'ya ok buddy whatever'

[@jesan733]

@@jackberdine they didn't have direct communication with SS and it all happened quite fast. The simplest explanation is that there's a failure to have speedy communication channels, plus a failure to secure all the possible access ways to the roof. An impossible explanation is that there was a conspiracy involving local police, Secret Service and media to leave DT unprotected and then cover it up.

[@Chaz31358]

Sooner or later Americans are going to figure out that the real world isn't the movies and that the authorities are not anywhere nearly as competent as they thought.

[@ellia0david]

This is absolute ludicrous

[@rdeal49]

That is not where Crooks was on the roof. But there is a window on the 2nd floor in the building behind this location.

[@officialWWM]

This just gets more unbelievable by the minute! Why does that woman still have her job?

[@davidcudlip6587]

Have you seen anybody in Biden's administration resign? Secretary of Defense was absent in in the hospital and no one knew it. Still has his job.

[@c130aviator]

Dei hire

[@waxgss6]

Because Biden still wants her there

[@Powertuber1000]

Why are women in the Secret Service?

[@salliemedia]

DEI hire!

[@richh5824]

Shocked at what? That he is still alive? Step down before you get removed!

[@MarkMACKEY-tw5zi]

Why? Biden hasn't fired anyone. From the Afghanistan disaster, the border crisis, now this. He will not fire her and she knows this. Pathetic!

[@reelramx3244]

She is shocked bcos trump is still alive .. I guess

[@ImTheCrew]

THAT ROOF IS FLAT!!!

[@boondocksaint1]

The secret service reached levels of incompetence I didn't think possible.

[@jeffl.dillard8681]

Lady, you’re FIRED!!!

[@johnnyBrwn]

There were all these male secret service men

[@Left_hand_clapping]

She's responsible for local police failures? Local police were stationed in the building and failed to secure it.

[@rogersmith7808]

@@Left_hand_clapping She is responsible for securing the area for the rally and SS is in charge and directs local law enforcement as needed.

[@davidbanner9344]

She's a scapegoat, but it's very hard for brainwashed minds, to actually see this.. WAKE UP!!!

[@jimwheeler6094]

@@rogersmith7808, well it is rather ridiculous that the local police can't even manage to secure the building that they are themselves using. What do you expect the Director of the Secret Service to do about that? Maybe the supposed billionaire political candidate should have his own private security.

[@carolmcleod6785]

Did he just say "alleged gunman" wtf is he talking about?

[@majermike]

trying to sound smart

[@stick9648]

Des Moines Register headline , alleged assination attempt .

[@carolmcleod6785]

@@stick9648 absolute insanity

[@clintonsmith5163]

Nothing has been proven in a court of law.

[@majermike]

​@@clintonsmith5163if its anything like jfk nothing will be proven either, the investigation team will include the prime suspects, and they will classify any findings for the next 60 years

[@Closingwithjessica]

No she should have been fired along with the officer that lost his grip . What you mean he ducked aren’t they supposed to lay their life on the line to protect the president. This is crazy

[@slickwilly7703]

Secret Service: Are you going to believe us or your lying eyes?!?!?!?!

[@kaosthry360]

She needs to be investigated.....

[@sandytoes41]

originally, i saw and heard her say it was a sloped roof and that was why they did not put men up there. TOTAL RIDICULOUS. Secret service men and women jump over fences, cars, ditches, and the young 20 year old had no problem on the roof. I say this is a cover up.

[@SDOne-or6vm]

-Journalist: "What was your first reaction?" -Director Cheatle: "Shocked!" _(How is it possible to miss such an easy shot????)_

[@RondelayAOK]

Trump 2024. Never vote Democrat.

[@michaelmaglier3915]

Zero military experience or law enforcement background yet in charge!

[@popcornfps]

How dare you... she's a woman😂

[@OCKev]

But she has increased the diversity hiring and has stated that the agency's goal is to hire more women!

[@rogersmith7808]

How many years has she spent as a Secret Service agent and director?

[@jeffericks1930]

But.....what's important is she is a she...........

[@sarahschenk2428]

How is 25 years with the Secret Service zero law enforcement background? Just curious. Are Secret Service not considered the same way as law enforcement?

[@danielhkhk7283]

Have they ever heard of drones?

[@hippocreation]

They outlawed DJI.

[@ronlackey2689]

Real transparent. She said she didn't have agents on the roof because it was sloped and a danger. Shooter had no problem negotiating the roof. The Secret Service snipers that shot him were stationed on a roof with a much steeper pitch. Guess it was ok for them though?

[@Clean12Silverado]

Am I stupid? What is life right now. A joke ? A movie ? Am I Truman 😮