Secret Service Failures Exposed | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 4, 2026 · 1m

A damning new report reveals catastrophic failures by the Secret Service during the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, exposing missed opportunities to stop gunman Thomas Crooks due to broken communication, poor site security, and a crippled drone defense system. Local police had identified Crooks hours earlier—armed and on a roof—yet Trump’s security team never received the alert. Meanwhile, the Secret Service’s drone monitoring system was offline, and the lone operator was still searching for the venue’s location when the shooting began. Security also neglected to block…