The House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released its final report on Tuesday. The report covers the July 13 wounding of President-elect Trump at Butler, Pennsylvania, and the September 15 assassination attempt in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The report paints a picture with which we are sadly familiar. The Secret Service’s actions in Butler, in particular, reek of complacency and privilege. Basic principles, like “communication” and “unity of command,” were totally absent. The elementary principles of tactical operations — reconnaissance, planning, control, and security — were tossed to the winds.
