On July 13 last year, U.S. President Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Secret Service, responsible for security, announced disciplinary action against six agents who were on duty at the time, with each being suspended for between 10 and 42 days. All six have also been transferred to limited authority or non-frontline positions.
The Secret Service has not disclosed the identities of the disciplined agents, nor did it reveal the specific reasons for the suspensions.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stated that the agency has taken multiple measures to ensure such incidents never happen again, including implementing 21 of the 46 recommendations made by Congressional oversight bodies, with 16 more in progress and the remaining 9 not pertaining to the Secret Service.
During the assassination attempt, Trump, who was speaking on stage, suffered a graze to his right ear from a bullet. One audience member was killed, and two others were injured. The 20-year-old gunman, Crooks, was shot dead by Secret Service personnel.
In addition, Trump stated that someone "made mistakes" that day, but he is satisfied with the subsequent investigation.
He pointed out that the Secret Service’s errors included not deploying agents on the rooftop and failing to integrate local police into the communication system, thus committing mistakes that should not have happened.