Rubato
it only matters to us
I don't disagree but you have to consider all factors here.
The Secret Service that Trump is traveling with isn't the cream of their crop. Also, these LEOs that work these Trump rally's are largely made up of Trump supporters. Just take a look at the people who were interviewed in the crowd. There was like at least 4 different type of DOCTORS and that was just casually not addressed. One of them who was right next to the FIRE CHIEF that got his head blown off was an OBGYN. Imagine that. An OBGYN white male Trump supporter at a Trump rally. That's some real SNL shit right there.
Back to the fundamentals though, yes. Securing that rooftop was a fundamental part of the job. Are these LEOs working these Trump events doing all the things that they need to do fundamentally? The Secret Service that picked him up had one of their agents actually STOP AND TRY TO GET HIS SHOE!!!!
They were sloppy.
Also I didn't want to comment on the snipers that were behind Trump on that roof but how many teenagers that play COD would have both of their snipers posted up right next to each other like that? Wouldn't they try to not be right next to each other? Now we weren't there so we are not privy to their planning but just from the looks of it, they had a lot of sloppy shit going on that day.
Think about it. They had Trump IN AN OPEN FIELD with clear lines of sites in both directions to take a clean shot at him.
I agree with you that this is more than negligence but that's what this is at the core.
Lastly I'll say this. The performance, readiness, seriousness, attention to detail, courage, and discipline of Secret Service and the LEOs on that day directly reflects upon their leader.......uh... I mean the asset that they were task with protecting that day.
You don’t get selected to be SS without already being established as the cream of the crop in your field
And your last paragraph is interesting when you consider who is actually at the top of their org chart right now lol