Secret Service Makes Telling Move as Trump Returns to Site of Near-Assassination, Proving They Lied to America

Former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the site of an assassination attempt against him, to hold a rally for his supporters.

This rally marked Trump's first visit to Butler since July 13, when Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate him. Although Trump survived, one attendee — firefighter Corey Comperatore — tragically lost his life.

Videos from the Saturday rally brought attention to security measures taken by the Secret Service, highlighting changes in the deployment of Secret Service counter snipers since the incident on July 13.

Immediately after the July 13 shooting, questions arose regarding the security lapses.

One of the most prominent concerns was why the Secret Service had not secured the rooftop from which Crooks opened fire.

In a July 15 interview with ABC News, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle explained why agents were not stationed on the roof, citing its sloped structure.

“That building in particular has a sloped roof, at its highest point. And so, there’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,” Cheatle said. “And so, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.”

On Saturday, however, it appeared that Secret Service officials had reassessed that decision, as videos showed snipers stationed on a sloped metal roof similar to the one used by Crooks.

This is not the first time Cheatle’s “sloped roof” explanation faced scrutiny.

In July, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee questioned Cheatle about her claim.

“Do you remember in an ABC interview you did that you didn’t have people on the roof of the AGR building because you were worried about safety because of the slope?” asked Texas Republican Rep. Pat Fallon.

After Cheatle confirmed she made that statement, Fallon inquired whether there was a formal Secret Service policy regarding sloped roofs. Cheatle responded that there was no such policy.

Ten days after the shooting, Cheatle resigned on July 23.