The Secret Service’s Failure to Halt a Tragedy at a Trump Rally NYT | Top Stories By: Eileen Sullivan and Kate Kelly 19 September 2024 at 01:00 Communications gaps, unguarded warehouses and a lack of written instructions opened an opportunity for a gunman at a rally in Butler, Pa., in July. © Kristian Thacker for The New York TimesInadequately securing the warehouses next to the rally site in Butler, Pa., was a critical misstep. But it was hardly the only problem.
Secret Service Scrambled After Trump’s Short Notice on Golf Outing NYT | Top Stories By: Kate Kelly, Eileen Sullivan and Luke Broadwater 18 September 2024 at 08:07 The agency did not sweep the area where a gunman lay in wait for the former president at his club in Florida. © Saul Martinez for The New York TimesLaw enforcement officers blocking the roads at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday.