We’ve seen a lot of video covering the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
That’s helped raise a lot of questions about the actions of the Secret Service in things like securing the roof where the shooter was and the reaction to him. Reportedly they knew he was a threat at least ten minutes before Trump went on stage. So why did they let Trump go on the stage?
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There are two new videos that show more about that emotional moment.
Here’s video from a different angle, from behind the stage, that shows how long it took to get Trump off the stage and how the supporters all cheered and raised their hands in support when he raised his fist. They chanted “USA! USA!”
You can see them finally rush him into the car where he also raised his fist before going in. You can also see one of the female agents was having trouble holstering her weapon.
I remember my significant other rushing into the room and telling me Trump had been shot. Immediately my stomach dropped into my boots. I realized in a very visceral way, in that moment, how important it was for him to be okay, not just for himself and his family, but for the country. I saw the blood on his head and they thought it was a graze. But I remembered how they didn’t initially realize that Ronald Reagan had been shot when he was hit, so it was unclear at that point how serious it was, even though Trump was waving his fist.
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Then there was this amazing video taken by Rick Foerster who had been in the front row at the rally with his wife Karen, but had to go the hospital because she was overcome by the heat. They were there when the car arrived with Trump in front of the hospital. They had heard he was supposedly shot in the head and there was blood, from someone in the front row. I looked at this and thought about how John F. Kennedy was brought into Parkland Hospital. But fortunately, this was so different. You can hear how people in the room prayed for Trump when they heard that.
It was truly compelling to see how relieved they were when they saw that he was walking on his own into the hospital. You even see someone get up out of a wheelchair to see that Trump was okay walking in.
Mr. Foerster announced to those in the waiting room that he and his wife were going to pray for the former president and invited others to join them in a corner.
“We had four or five people come over and we just prayed and interceded for him. We held hands. Each one of us took a turn praying, and lifted him up,” Mr. Foerster said.
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Rick Foerster read a quote aloud about the report about Joe Biden putting Trump in the “bullseye.”
“I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye,” President Biden reportedly said on a private donor call.
The Secret Service overheard the word bullseye and took Mr. Foerster into a room for questioning. He explained that he was reading the news, that he loves former President Trump and has attended many of his rallies. The agent let him go.
They checked out Foerster, but they didn’t check out Joe Biden.