Trump shooting updates: ‘I’m supposed to be dead,’ Trump says
Butler, PA (ABC News)–Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
Secret Service agents swarmed Trump and ducked behind the podium. Blood could be seen on his right ear of Trump as agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting vehicle to whisk him away.
Trump is “fine,” a spokesperson said. The alleged shooter is dead. One spectator was killed and two were hurt, officials said.
Secret Service director announces changes for Trump security detail
The U.S. Secret Service has added additional security to former President Donald Trump’s detail ahead of the Republican National Convention, the agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle, said in a statement on Monday.
“In addition to the additional security enhancements we provided former President Trump’s detail in June, we have also implemented changes to his security detail since Saturday to ensure his continued protection for the convention and the remainder of the campaign,” Cheatle said.
The former president will have additional tactical officers, including SWAT, added to his detail, along with other updates, a law enforcement source told ABC News.
-ABC News’ Pierre Thomas
Amid scrutiny, Secret Service director says she welcomes independent review
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said her agency welcomes the independent review announced by President Joe Biden.
“We understand the importance of the independent review announced by President Biden yesterday and will participate fully,” Cheatle said in a statement issued on Monday. “We will also work with the appropriate Congressional committees on any oversight action.”
Questions have been raised about how the suspect in the assassination attempt was able to climb on top of a roof near former President Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday.
