Fact Check: No, Secret Service Did Not ‘Refuse to Give Order to Take Out the Perp’ Before Trump Assassination Attempt

Posted on AllSides July 17th, 2024
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FACT CHECK

A photo shared on X allegedly shows a 4chan post from an officer claiming the Secret Service did not let him shoot the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. 

Verdict: False 

A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed that the claim is false via email.

Fact Check:

Before the start of the Trump rally last weekend in which a man attempted to assassinate the former president, Secret Service agents identified the nearby roof the shooter used as a potential security risk, according to NBC News. Investigators are still working to understand how...

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