• 4 months ago
The US Secret Service was "solely responsible" for security at the Trump rally site where a gunman fired shots, according to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Cheatle stated that local law enforcement was responsible for the building from which Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at Trump. She clarified that the Secret Service was totally responsible for designing, implementing, and executing security at the site. Cheatle said the Secret Service will review the incident and make any necessary changes to policies, procedures, or methods. When asked if the perimeter at the rally was too small, Cheatle said it "encompassed the area that we needed to secure the event."
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02The U.S. Secret Service was solely responsible for security at the Trump rally site where
00:07a gunman fired shots, according to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheadle.
00:11Cheadle stated that local law enforcement was responsible for the building from which
00:15Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at Trump.
00:18She clarified that the Secret Service was totally responsible for designing, implementing, and
00:22executing security at the site.
00:24Cheadle said the Secret Service will review the incident and make any necessary changes
00:28to policies, procedures, or methods.
00:30When asked if the perimeter at the rally was too small, Cheadle said it encompassed the
00:34area that we needed to secure the event.
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