Tightened security at former President Donald Trump’s Saturday rally at the site of his first assassination attempt draws a stark contrast with the lax U.S. Secret Service measures taken on July 13 that allowed him to be shot in the head.
The rally site at Butler Farm Show, Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, was surrounded by local, state, and federal officials on foot, horseback, and in vehicles on the day of the event. Aside from normal metal detector and security checkpoints one might expect at such an event, the large display of security personnel did not go unnoticed by rally attendees.
“This one, definitely I see the tighter security measures, no doubt, more barriers, and I think they’re more well prepared this time to protect President Trump and protect all the MAGA fan base as a whole,” rally attendee Nima Poursohi of Burlington County, New Jersey, who was also at the July 13 rally, told The Federalist. “They are definitely doing a great job. I have great respect for law enforcement and all the agencies.”
Nearly every building visible around the rally site had snipers or other security personnel on them, including the now-infamous AGT glass building from which Trump’s would-be assassin fired his bullets, killing one and injuring three, including the former president. Agents frequently scanned inside and outside the site through binoculars, and the whirr of a counter-drone system persisted throughout the duration of the event.
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