Ex-Secret Service deputy director on Trump rally shooting: 'These things happen in a split second'

A.T. Smith, the former Secret Service deputy director and CBS News consultant, gives insights into the response to Saturday's Trump rally shooting. "You do have to remember these things happen in a split second or in a very few seconds," Smith said.

[leegrulke]

The Director of the Secret Service is a political hire. She most recently worked for Pepsi.

[smetljesm]

They had a female agent there who panicked yelling What are we doing what are we doing.!?
How is that possible!?

[mrvinmartian]

*2:30** how the FK is a distance that you can shoot an air-rifle reliably at outside of their perimeter???*

[denniszachman]

witness who saw perp on roof notified authorities on site six minutes before occurrence of loud brief event

[satisfiedmind]

Not a good look for the Secret Service.

[josephwurzer]

No one on that roof. The rooftop was VERY CLOSE. Unoccupied???

[beavis]

130 YARDS? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This is bullsh**.

[DavidGBlair]

The secret service is incredibly incompetent, or worse

[debbieellis]

There's no excuse for the lack of competence!! The Secret Service, ALL of them, none of them knew what to do! A bunch of derelicts!!

[darylearls]

Who in their right mind would expect the FBI to do an honest investigation these days?

[IGOBYTHENAMELOVE]

They reacted rather than take action ..

[mannyramos]

Does the FBI know about drones? Failure / Bureau / Idiots

[stevecam]

A 156cm female agent trying to screen a 190cm male, that's pathetic and not just one short person unable to screen Trump, there were two more equally short/normal size women who could not screen Trump from sight.

[mikehappy]

Congressman Mike Waltz put out on social media that several requests by the Secret Service for more manpower to cover Trump have been denied by Alejandro Mayorkas, Sec. of Homeland security

[brailrice]

“Women and children can be careless. But not men” - Don Corleone

[innanas]

Demanding loyalty will not give you the best. Secret service FAIL

[PutRelishOnItt]

Sir you’re evil. The ex-Leader of SS is owned by the UniParty.

[linfah]

Oh nice, they needed a person to go on Tv to confirm that these things can happen in a split second…..

[SMP]

they are no longer secrete service, but public service. not so intellingent.

[Adogg]

I’m sorry but you can not have women protecting the president or the former president.