Secret Service 'laser-focused' on agency reform

Saturday, July 12, 2025

One year after the attempted assassination of now-President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the motives of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks remain elusive, even as more details have emerged. The U.S. Secret Service, meanwhile, has initiated or implemented dozens of operational reforms since that day, which critics had deemed a "stunning failure" on the part of the agency.

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What they mean by, 'Reform':

www.google.com

And the 'article' source? A far rightwing think tank.

www.illinoispolicy.org

Journalism is dead.

And a Trumper can be smelled a mile off.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-12 07:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

So can a fake xtian.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-13 12:53 AM | Reply

The modern Secret Service is corrupt. It would have to be.

Too many unanswered questions about "assassination attempts".

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 08:38 AM | Reply

At Butler, that "fateful day", civilians in the crowd repeatedly tried to draw the Secret Service's attention to the MAN ON THE ROOF. WHERE HE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, and they kept blowing them off.

When ordinary people are better at doing a job than highly trained professionals are, then something stinks to high heaven.

These Secret Service agents were only suspended for their failures, not fired.

They are being protected.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 08:42 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

These Secret Service agents were only suspended for their failures, not fired.

They are being protected.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 08:42 AM | Reply | Flag:

Why didn't Biden have them fired?

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-13 12:45 PM | Reply

Why didn't Biden have them fired?

POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Why are you deflecting to Biden again? Time to look forward!
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"As I've said before, we're looking forward to the next four years, not the last four," Senate Majority Leader John Thune

"The president's made a decision, we move forward. There are better days ahead of us, that's what we're excited about. We're not looking backwards, we're looking forwards," House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)

Also. They did not allow any assassination attempts on Biden's life.

Biden suspended 6 SS agents after a nearly successful attempt on Trumpy's life.

The power to fire is in now is Trumpy's hand.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-07-13 01:00 PM | Reply

Why didn't Biden have them fired?

What do you mean?

Trump promoted Sean Michael Curran to the head of the Secret Service for doing such a good job with the fake assassination event.

You know, Sean Michael Curran, the head of Trump's security detail that was responsible for securing the Butler rally, where Trump gave his best performance.

Sean Michael Curran did such a fantastic job of making sure everything went as planned, he was rewarded.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 01:00 PM | Reply

Why didn't Biden have them fired?

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Is this a question like:

Why didn't Trump release the Epstein files in his first term?

Related to----

Why doesn't Trump release the Epstein files now?

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 01:01 PM | Reply

There are documented reports of the Secret Service acknowledging Thomas Matthew Crooks was on the roof, as well as audience members reporting him.

One has to wonder why Sean Michael Curran, head of security detail for the Butler rally, didn't send anyone to investigate Thomas Matthew Crooks.

the Secret Service spotted Thomas Matthew Crooks on the roof of a building 20 minutes before he fired shots at Donald Trump

abc7.com

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 01:13 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

"A local SWAT officer, stationed in an adjacent building, noticed Crooks sitting below the window where the officer had set up his rifle. The officer found Crooks's presence suspicious and took a photo."

"A witness selling patriotic hats at the rally noticed Crooks in his video footage and alerted the FBI, according to CNN."

"A recently surfaced video shows the earliest known footage of Crooks at the rally, according to CNN."

"Just over 15 minutes after the initial observation, the SWAT officer saw Crooks holding a range finder pointed at the stage where Trump was speaking."

www.cnn.com

Why wasn't anything done?

Because it was a staged assassination event.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 01:16 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Everyday Republican Voters are waking up to the fact they've been conned by Trump.

One has to hope our crew of deplorable Trumpers will too.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 01:19 PM | Reply

Posted by lfthndthrds

I've never seen you even entertain that Donald Trump is both sociopath and criminal.

When you accept these obvious facts, a faked assassination attempt or two becomes entirely plausible.

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 01:24 PM | Reply

Because it was a staged assassination event.

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 01:16 PM | Reply | Flag:

And the Earth is flat too?

#13 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-13 02:22 PM | Reply

#13 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Trump had done much, much worse than fake assassinations.

That's why he's now sweating bullets over Epstein.

Too funny to see him being eaten by MAGA over this.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-13 02:29 PM | Reply

And the Earth is flat too?
#13 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTURDS

That's your field of expertise.

Thanks for confirming everything I posted was factual and correct.

You've got nothing but insults and lies.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 02:32 PM | Reply

Trump: "I love the poorly educated!"

Lfthndturds: "He's talking about me!"

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-13 03:41 PM | Reply

Clownshack and Zed would have you believe that everyone that had to be in on this conspiracy just kept their mouth closed and refused to come forward. Doctors, press, camera operators, SS, local law enforcement.. All of them knew and just kept quiet.

Neither of you morons should even have a drivers license.

#17 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-07-14 12:20 PM | Reply

"All of them knew and just kept quiet."

Plenty of people pointed out the shooter to the cops. The cops didn't do anything about it.
I'm not calling that a conspiracy, though. More like Business As Usual for cops.
That's pretty much the same as ICE not going after dangerous violent criminals.
The same as Uvalde Police not going after the school shooter.

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-14 12:23 PM | Reply