Former US Army sniper slams the massive Secret Service security breach that allowed an assassin-wannabe to get close enough to nearly kill the former president while not reacting until 8 shots had already been fired. h/t Nita

In an exclusive interview with ABC News, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle confirmed that local police were present inside the building at the same time the shooter was on the roof firing at Trump. Cheatle also said that local authorities were tasked with securing that building. “In this particular instance, we did share support for […] The post Secret Service Chief: 30 minutes is “a very short period of time” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) wrapped up his Tuesday evening speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) with his take on the recent attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life and a reference to the 2017 shooting that nearly took his. Scalise began his remarks by laying out a list of things that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had done to destroy American prosperity and success — and explaining what Trump would do in a second term to right the ship. “I was born in New Orleans,” he said, “So I’ve seen some crazy things in my time. But New Orleans has nothing on Washington, D.C., these last four years. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have spent your tax dollars trashing America’s finances in ways no sane or sober-minded person ever would.” WATCH: House Majority Leader @SteveScalise: “I was the survivor of a politically motivated shooting in 2017. While I was fighting for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come console my family at the hospital. That’s the kind of leader he is.”#RNCinMKE pic.twitter.com/71qqN1yrul — Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) July 17, 2024 After explaining what Trump would do with a second term in office — punctuated by loud cheers from the audience — Scalise turned back to a much more serious topic: politically motivated violence and the shooting at a Pennsylvania rally that left former President Trump and two others injured and killed firefighter Corey Comperatore. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Lastly, I need to say something about Saturday’s attempt on President Trump’s life,” he said. “Many of you know I was the survivor of a politically motivated shooting in 2017. Not many know that while I was fighting for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come console my family at the hospital.” “That’s the kind of leader he is,” Scalise said as the crowd applauded. “Courageous under fire. Compassionate towards others.”

A man wearing a ski mask who was armed with an AK-47 was arrested near the Republican National Convention this week as he approached the perimeter of the event, police revealed in a statement Tuesday evening. Homeland Security Investigators and Capitol Police were surveilling the area on Monday, which comes just days after former President Donald Trump was shot during an assassination attempt, when they noticed a suspicious man approaching, Fox News reported. The man was carrying a tactical bag that had an AK-47 and ammunition inside, the report said. It’s not clear what he was planning to do. “Milwaukee Police arrested a 21-year-old man for carrying a concealed weapon on July 15, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., on the 1200 block of N. 11th Street,” the Milwaukee Police Department said in a statement. “United States Capitol Police initially observed the suspect looking suspicious, wearing a ski mask and a large tactical backpack in the street.” “United States Capitol Police performed a subject stop, and it was determined that the suspect was concealing a firearm in his backpack,” the statement added. “The suspect does not have a legal CCW permit in Wisconsin or any other state. The suspect was arrested, and charges are pending review by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP BREAKING: Per federal law enforcement source, yesterday, HSI & Capitol Police surveilling the RNC secure perimeter stopped a suspicious man wearing a ski mask blocks away from Fiserv Forum. I’m told he had a AK47 pistol, a full magazine, & a Scream mask in a large backpack he was… pic.twitter.com/cMwxdvv38d — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 16, 2024

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York blasted President Joe Biden’s record in short remarks at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday evening. Stefanik, the chair of the House Republican Conference, emphasized the importance of November’s election as a battle for the “Constitution and the soul of our very nation.” She ripped Biden’s record from immigration, to the economy, to foreign affairs and national security. “Under Joe Biden, the American people have suffered crisis after crisis. From the Biden border, the most wide-open border in our nation’s history, to Bidenflation, the highest rate of inflation in my lifetime, devastating hardworking families with skyrocketing prices for groceries, gas, and utilities,” Stefanik said. “To Biden’s violent crime crisis fueled by Democrats’ pro-criminal sanctuary cities, and defund-the-police policies like we have seen in my home state of New York – all while corrupt Democrat prosecutors and judges wage illegal and unconstitutional lawfare against President Trump in an effort to do Joe Biden’s political bidding,” she continued. She then pivoted to foreign policy, citing the Afghanistan withdrawal during which 13 U.S. service members died in a terrorist attack alongside dozens of Afghans. The U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan on short notice, leaving behind hundreds of American citizens and thousands of Afghanistan allies who worked with U.S. military personnel against the Taliban, the terror group that blitzed across Afghanistan and took over the country as the U.S. withdrew. “Around the world the feckless and failed Joe Biden has caused chaos, weakening our national security: from the catastrophic withdrawal of Afghanistan to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to Hamas’ terrorist attack against our most precious ally, Israel,” Stefanik said. The GOP conference chair urged Americans to vote for former president Donald Trump in November. “President Trump will bring back moral leadership to the White House, condemning anti-Semitism and standing strong with Israel and the Jewish people,” Stefanik said after condemning the “radical Left” for openly supporting Hamas and threatening Jews across college campuses. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Stefanik praised Trump’s economic policies, as well as his foreign policy for strengthening relationships with allies such as Israel and containing conflict across the globe. “President Trump has done it before and he will do it again,” Stefanik said. ? Watch my full primetime speech from the @GOPconvention in Milwaukee. I have been proud to always stand in the breach during the toughest moments for President Donald Trump and I will continue to fight alongside him to #SaveAmerica. With President Trump back in the White House… pic.twitter.com/C67lV6DmeU — Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) July 17, 2024