‘Inexcusable' failures led to Trump assassination attempt: Senate report
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On July 13, 2024, a gunman shot the then-Republican presidential candidate during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing his ear.
One bystander was killed and two other people in addition to
Trump were wounded before a government sniper killed the gunman, 20-year-old
Thomas Crooks
'What happened was inexcusable and the consequences imposed for the failures so far do not reflect the severity of the situation,' said the report released by the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
The
dramatic incident energised Trump's bid to return to the White House, with his campaign using a photo of him bloodied and pumping his fist to woo voters.
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The report did not shed new light on the gunman's motive, which still remains a mystery, but accused the Secret Service of 'a cascade of preventable failures that nearly cost President Trump his life'.
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