Corey Comperatore

The U.S. Secret Service missed multiple opportunities to prevent a July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania campaign rally, according to a Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report. Key failures included poor communication with local law enforcement, missed radio transmissions about a suspect with a long gun on a nearby roof, and an undetected drone flight used to surveil the event.

The U.S. Secret Service missed multiple opportunities to prevent an assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a July 2024 campaign rally in Pennsylvania, according to a report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. Key failures included poor communication with local law enforcement, lack of warning about a suspect armed with a long gun on a nearby roof, and undetected drone surveillance, resulting in Trump being injured and one attendee killed.