Secret Service Counter sniper criticizes failure to prevent shooting

A Secret Service counter-sniper is demanding that five "high-level supervisors" be fired in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, warning that another attempt could come before November's election, a leaked email says. "This agency NEEDS to change, if not now, WHEN?" the counter-sniper wrote to the agency's Uniformed Division, according to the email obtained by Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics' White House and national political correspondent. "The NEXT assassination attempt in 30 days? Because we all SHOULD expect another attempt to happen before November." The email continues: "Failure is not an option, and on 7/13/24, WE failed. Not because of commitment or sense of dedication. But because our SUPERVISORS (aka leadership) knew better and thought our concerns were less than important."