"Secret Service Criticized for Security Lapses at Trump Rally"
TL;DR
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas criticized the security at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, where a gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired at Trump and spectators from a rooftop, injuring Trump and killing a bystander before being killed by a Secret Service sniper. Mayorkas called for an independent review of the incident, highlighting the need for improved security measures. The Secret Service and local police faced backlash for the security failures that allowed the gunman to get so close.
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