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(NewsNation) — The Secret Service is facing renewed disapproval aft an apparent 2nd assassination attempt against erstwhile President Donald Trump, with immoderate saying the fishy whitethorn not person gotten arsenic adjacent arsenic helium did if Trump were a sitting president.
Trump is harmless aft what law enforcement is investigating arsenic a 2nd “attempted assassination” Sunday astatine his Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach successful Florida.
The GOP nominee told Fox News helium was connected the 5th spread of his play people Sunday erstwhile shots rang out.
It's the 2nd evident effort connected Trump's beingness since a gunman opened occurrence astatine a July 13 rally successful Pennsylvania, wounding Trump's ear. One rallygoer died astatine the July shooting and astatine slightest 2 others were earnestly injured.
The Secret Service ramped up Trump's security aft the rally shooting. The bureau besides named an interim manager aft erstwhile Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down successful the look of wide calls for her resignation. The Secret Service present faces renewed disapproval aft Sunday's incident.
What benignant of Secret Service extortion does Trump receive?
Trump receives Secret Service extortion due to the fact that he’s a erstwhile president and a large statesmanlike candidate.
While helium did person extortion Sunday, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said astatine a quality league the people would person been surrounded if Trump were a sitting president.
That’s due to the fact that the information perimeter is overmuch larger for sitting presidents than erstwhile presidents oregon candidates, erstwhile Secret Service agents told NewsNation.
“That full play people would person been unopen down and each of those wood lines would person been swept not lone anterior to, but arsenic the president was moving along,” erstwhile Secret Service cause Michael Matranga said. “Not lone connected ft — but with dogs on with (a) countersurveillance unit."
Local authorities said the gunman was astir 400-500 yards distant from Trump and hiding successful shrubbery portion the erstwhile president was playing a circular of play astatine Trump International Golf Club successful West Palm Beach.
Did the Secret Service set Trump’s information item aft the July shooting?
Trump’s protective item has been higher than immoderate of his peers due to the fact that of his precocious visibility and his run to question the White House again. His information was bolstered days earlier the July assassination effort successful Pennsylvania due to the fact that of a menace connected Trump’s beingness from Iran, U.S. officials said.
The Secret Service began surrounding Trump successful bulletproof solid astatine run events successful the aftermath of the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Sunday’s effect shows the adjustments agents made aft the July assassination effort are working, immoderate agents said. But galore accidental the bureau needs to marque much changes. Some consciousness the erstwhile president’s extortion should beryllium increased.
NewsNation reached retired to the Secret Service to spot if the bureau has plans to summation Trump’s information detail. The bureau hadn’t responded arsenic of Monday morning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
