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Originally Posted by DemRed

It was either great incompetence or something more sinister, but as they shot dead the shooter, it will likely never be unraveled.

My best wishes to Trump for a speedy recovery and my deep felt condolances to Corey Comperatore and his family.

The shooter who was barely out of high school and yet orchestrated a nearly-successful attempt on the life of, quite literally, probably the most high-profile politician in the world other than the POTUS himself (and let's face it, probably including).

Like I said above if it is a security oversight, it's an immense one to the point of being pretty much inconceivable. It would be a huge failing even if this was a well planned and professionally orchestrated assassination attempt. But nah it was just some kid with a gun on a rooftop, that hadn't been blocked, and no one was watching, really near the podium, with a clear line of sight. Someone make it make sense.