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Wise advice. Sometimes you need to avoid a place that has bad vibes. This is one of those times.
Two members of Congress who were trained snipers in previous careers said former President Donald Trump should not hold a second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, because of the myriad security concerns with the site.
Mr. Trump was nearly assassinated on July 13 at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds. A gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, climbed onto the roof of a nearby building and fired at the former president, grazing his ear. Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is set to go back to the site for a rally on Oct. 5.
“This was a horrible venue for a rally, and Secret Service should have done everything possible to dissuade the campaign from hosting it there,” said Rep. Elijah Crane, Arizona Republican, citing “alarming threat profiles” from multiple buildings that overlook the farm show grounds and other access areas surrounding the site.
“Though I appreciate the former president’s courage and strong desire to rally his supporters, I strongly suggest that he and his campaign avoid this site on Oct. 5 and in the future,” Mr. Crane said in testimony before a House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt.
Mr. Crane received military sniper training as a Navy SEAL. He and Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican who worked as a countersniper for a State Department contractor, visited the rally site after the attack on Mr. Trump to conduct a security assessment and identify vulnerabilities that led to the assassination attempt.
The two sniper-trained lawmakers testified at a House task force hearing Thursday.
Although Mr. Mills did not say so directly during the hearing, he told The Washington Times afterward that he concurred with Mr. Crane’s assessment that Mr. Trump should not go back to the Butler Farm Show grounds, although he admired his courage for wanting to do so.
Mr. Crane said during the hearing that Mr. Trump has been “extremely lucky” that the two assassination attempts against him — the July 13 shooting in Butler and a gunman perching at his Florida golf club on Sept. 15 — did not come from trained professionals.
He said he could tell from the weaponry they used and that Crooks tried to shoot Mr. Trump in the head.
“I can tell you from experience that most snipers are trained to take center-mass, torso shots if possible for the very exact reason that we saw him miss a headshot on July 13,” Mr. Crane said.
He questioned what would happen if Iran — which U.S. intelligence officials have said wants to assassinate Mr. Trump — or any other bad actor sent professionals.
“I think we can all see by now that their likelihood of success would be tremendous,” Mr. Crane said.
He and Mr. Mills suggested that Mr. Trump hire private security to supplement Secret Service protection.
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Two members of Congress who were trained snipers in previous careers said former President Donald Trump should not hold a second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, because of the myriad security concerns with the site.
Mr. Trump was nearly assassinated on July 13 at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds. A gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, climbed onto the roof of a nearby building and fired at the former president, grazing his ear. Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is set to go back to the site for a rally on Oct. 5.
“This was a horrible venue for a rally, and Secret Service should have done everything possible to dissuade the campaign from hosting it there,” said Rep. Elijah Crane, Arizona Republican, citing “alarming threat profiles” from multiple buildings that overlook the farm show grounds and other access areas surrounding the site.
“Though I appreciate the former president’s courage and strong desire to rally his supporters, I strongly suggest that he and his campaign avoid this site on Oct. 5 and in the future,” Mr. Crane said in testimony before a House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt.
Mr. Crane received military sniper training as a Navy SEAL. He and Rep. Cory Mills, a Florida Republican who worked as a countersniper for a State Department contractor, visited the rally site after the attack on Mr. Trump to conduct a security assessment and identify vulnerabilities that led to the assassination attempt.
The two sniper-trained lawmakers testified at a House task force hearing Thursday.
Although Mr. Mills did not say so directly during the hearing, he told The Washington Times afterward that he concurred with Mr. Crane’s assessment that Mr. Trump should not go back to the Butler Farm Show grounds, although he admired his courage for wanting to do so.
Mr. Crane said during the hearing that Mr. Trump has been “extremely lucky” that the two assassination attempts against him — the July 13 shooting in Butler and a gunman perching at his Florida golf club on Sept. 15 — did not come from trained professionals.
He said he could tell from the weaponry they used and that Crooks tried to shoot Mr. Trump in the head.
“I can tell you from experience that most snipers are trained to take center-mass, torso shots if possible for the very exact reason that we saw him miss a headshot on July 13,” Mr. Crane said.
He questioned what would happen if Iran — which U.S. intelligence officials have said wants to assassinate Mr. Trump — or any other bad actor sent professionals.
“I think we can all see by now that their likelihood of success would be tremendous,” Mr. Crane said.
He and Mr. Mills suggested that Mr. Trump hire private security to supplement Secret Service protection.
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Sniper-trained lawmakers say Trump should not go back to Butler
Two members of Congress who were trained snipers in previous careers said former President Donald Trump should not hold a second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, because of the myriad security concerns with the site.
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