Written by Matthew Coleman.
Dan Bongino, former Secret Service agent, has been vocal about the agency’s failure that almost resulted in the assassination of former President Trump. Leveraging his insider knowledge and connections, Bongino provides a unique perspective you won’t find elsewhere. He understands the intricacies of the Secret Service’s operations.
During his weekend podcast, Bongino offered a detailed analysis of the Secret Service’s missteps in Butler County, Pennsylvania. He highlighted a glaring issue: law enforcement officers, tasked with monitoring the roof from which the shooter fired, shirked their duties because it was “too hot.” This lapse in vigilance contributed to the near-tragic event.
Additionally, Bongino shared upcoming revelations that he expects news outlets to cover soon. He explained why counter-snipers delayed taking out the would-be assassin. According to Bongino, his sources revealed that the delay occurred because the snipers were unsure if the shooter was part of the local security team. They waited for a muzzle flash—a shocking security breach—before realizing the shooter was not an ally.
Failures and Fatalities: The Deadly Impact
Trump narrowly escaped with his life, but the incident resulted in the death of Corey Comperatore. Bongino questioned the Secret Service’s handling of the situation, saying, “How do you live with that? They waited for the muzzle flash because they were unsure if that was one of ours or a friendly, which could have been resolved by the Secret Service site advance agent if they just would have posted someone on the damn roof, instead of whining about the freaking heat.”
Bongino suggested that more bombshells about the assassination attempt are imminent. He pointed out a misconception circulating on social media: the video of the Secret Service sniper taking out the would-be assassin is not actually the kill shot. “You’re way behind here,” Bongino noted. “The video you’re seeing going around social media of the sniper team and the black BDUs, it’s all over Twitter and Truth and everywhere. That is not the team that took out the assassin.”
He continued, “Send it around all you want. That’s not the team that did it. Everybody keeps sending it around saying, why did these guys hesitate when they shot? They’re not the ones that took out the target. The other Secret Service counter-sniper team, you don’t see on video, took the shot from about three times as far as that in a miraculous shot and thankfully took this guy out before he shot again and killed Donald Trump because he stood back up. He would have killed them.”
Chaos and Confusion: The Aftermath
