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Am I misunderstanding something or is the secret service not “elite” at all (youtube.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Trump’s head is fully exposed to hundreds of people with elevation advantage (lol at that one agent shielding Trump’s fat head with his hand)
Secret service detail is entirely focused on moving the large son, they seem to have complete tunnel vision. Someone could’ve jumped out the stand and get a few stabs in even if they were immediately shot
The only SWAT guy is also point man and he seems to be doing cursory checks in his path (like there’s no way he can spot a threat in the crowds on each side of him).
The camera pans to the exit, and there’s still like 50 attendees around the area, a couple of local cops without weapons drawn just standing around like they’re waiting for a burger, and Trump’s detail is all focused on pushing his ass into the limo without really monitoring the surroundings

I know they have snipers at the event, but how many? Surely not enough to monitor the entire crowd of thousands while a dozen or so people are entirely focused on a narrow path. I know bodyguards’ are primarily task with moving the VIP to safety, but why is no one telling anyone to move back or have more people guarding the path? In this video and others, you can see random photographers running right up to the security’s pathway to snap photos. Surely this is a potential threat during an assassination attempt

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That’s unfortunate because people were definitely trying to be useful to you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Well, its just that there are people who probably are better and more competent in the secret service and unless you have lots of real world application I imagine theres only so good you can be at that kind of job.

Just because you are in the army doesnt mean your stone cold tactical killer badass, on the contrary actually.

That being said, there are probably much more competent and more frightening people in the secret service and this redneck, maga country shithole probably got a bunch of news guys for what would have normally been a low stakes situation.

Also the speculation lends itself to conspiracy when I just don't see it.