The Secret Service failed Trump

And Biden calls for unity from the Oval Office [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, July 15, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The Secret Service failed Saturday. America deserves to know why.]( [by Frank Figliuzzi]( “Zero Fail.” That’s how the U.S. Secret Service describes its mission. Yet, you’d be hard-pressed to find a Secret Service agent who would claim that Saturday’s assassination attempt on presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump was anything other than a failure. But for an inch or so, the iconic agency almost lost a protectee to a shooter’s bullet. Even so, a spectator was killed and two others were injured. The investigation has already begun — even as the Secret Service prepares to secure the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week. And the answers will come. But they better come quickly. If the failure on Saturday was even partly because of [limited resources](, at a time when a significant proportion of Secret Service personnel are protecting the RNC, then we need to figure out immediately if the Service is stretched so thin that it can’t simultaneously address multiple major events without a risky overreliance on local police. This is a preview of Frank Figliuzzi's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     SPECIAL COVERAGE [Alternate text] [From Oval Office, Biden forcefully condemns political violence, attempted Trump assassination]( The president called on the nation to "lower the temperature in our politics" following the shooting at a Trump campaign rally. [Read more.]( [FBI identifies gunman, spectators shot during Trump assassination attempt]( The former president said a bullet "pierced" part of his right ear during the shooting near Butler, Pennsylvania. [Read more](. [Melania Trump issues first statement after attempt on her husband’s life]( The former first lady thanked Secret Service and law enforcement agents for protecting her husband during the attack. [Read more.]( [Trump told a friend, ‘I’ve heard from people I wasn’t expecting to’ after assassination attempt]( CNBC's Joe Kernen tells Katy Tur about his conversation with Trump following the assassination attempt. [Watch.]( [Homeowner who lives next to Trump rally site describes 'free for all' with 'no security']( NBC News' Tom Llamas says the homeowner was watching the rally from outside of the security perimeter. [Watch.](     MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.]( [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)