GOP lawmaker who used to be sniper says security failure led to shooting

Republican representative and former sniper Cory Mills identifies security failures at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that led to Saturday evening's shooting. #CNN #News

[pdcamsnews]

You don't even need to be an expert to see this is a security breech.

[richardharrold]

A 20yo guy made fools of the SS and all the law enforcement. How do you explain that?

[Glock-osxn]

That spot is so obvious no way any security team would not have someone on that roof stop playing us for stupid

[kneekoo]

I'm amazed with how the anchor just let the expert talk. This should be normal, but it's rare to see.

[tkmmkt]

How did the shooter know the roof was unsecured? Not even under surveillance? How would he know that?

[goldiecaulfield]

Rep. Mills knows his stuff, refreshing to hear someone who is an experienced weapons expert and can discuss with layman what was a serious security failure.

[CoughCoughFeds]

Intentional security failure.... Big difference

[DarrylRuiz-sw]

They were able to take him out that quickly but they didn't see him?

[Poly-ticks-pvro]

Cory Mills just gave the best analysis that I've seen so far on this.

[alexanderericson]

Finally someone that knows anything about guns speak. Not a minute to soon CNN

[maeb]

The thing is, if security had NOT failed, two little girls wouldn't have lost their dad. There is even more at stake during these events than "just" the former president being killed. Their failure led to the death of a husband and father. Horrific. This wasn't a "close call". This was a tragedy. 😞

[lisalisa]

Now ask him exactly HOW that 20 year old kid knew he could count on these security failures happening? 🤔

[JoeyBlogs]

It certainly does appear like an obvious security failure.

[bechuvi]

“He was the best dad a girl could ever ask for..” wrote the daughter of Corey, who was killed...Corey Comperatore.

[toms.]

Nice to see a commentator that actually knows what he’s talking about.

[KimberlySkalyo]

There are a lot of things about this that do not make sense???

[mzuribeauty]

How did a 20 year old know which roof top wasnt secured?

[adejoannis]

I appreciate Rep. Mills expertise and his concise explanation.

[stephenseth-yrkz]

A CNN report without calling Trump a racist and Hitler? That’s unusual…

[mattgreene]

My question is how did the young man carry a ladder across a field with a rifle and not get spotted? My next question is he had a car, how did the ladder get to that location? You definitely ain't stapping an extension ladder to the roof of a car? Then setting up that ladder up next to the building and not get spotted. A man carring a ladder in the opening, sure looks out of place to me.