I believe it was Bill Clinton who had made lifetime SS protection changes to former Presidents. Previously it was for life but was reduced to 10 years to reduce costs. Obama changed it again afterwards.
I know the secret service is taking a lot of flak here but truthfully this is such a one in a million type scenario. It's just so rare. The level of protective detail for former presidents and the level of background checks, security advances and more are astonishing. Every detail is scrutinized. Add more to people who are currently running for President such as Trump and then POTUS is even more to the point where most people just can't believe it.
The fact that this loser got this close and was able to fire off rounds is shocking. Sure he may have wanted to do it but getting this close involved some planning but probably some jaw dropping luck at the same time. A series of events that lead to him being able to come this close.
I am sure we will hear about some talk about security lapses and concerns but it really does become a fine balance. The SS have the ability to override the President and US Military regarding security detail but need to trend carefully.
The crazy part is how this bozo's unbelievable luck and split second ability to pull this off will end up inconveniencing an unimageable amount of people and costing taxpayers everywhere a shocking amount of billions in additional security costs
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