Sean Spicer
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So he's setting up his perimeter. He had no idea when he set the people up where he wanted them for the event. So you've got Trump on stage. You've got three barns behind him. To Trump's 3 o'clock, which is directly north, you've got that AGR building where the shooter was. The sniper team set up directly behind Trump on two of the three barns behind him.
So he's setting up his perimeter. He had no idea when he set the people up where he wanted them for the event. So you've got Trump on stage. You've got three barns behind him. To Trump's 3 o'clock, which is directly north, you've got that AGR building where the shooter was. The sniper team set up directly behind Trump on two of the three barns behind him.
So he's setting up his perimeter. He had no idea when he set the people up where he wanted them for the event. So you've got Trump on stage. You've got three barns behind him. To Trump's 3 o'clock, which is directly north, you've got that AGR building where the shooter was. The sniper team set up directly behind Trump on two of the three barns behind him.
So the ones that we've all seen in that shot where you've got one guy on the tripod who pops up and looks around, and then you've got the other guy who's prone, they never saw the shooter because there's a gigantic tree in their way. From where they were, line of sight to where the building was where Crooks shot, gigantic tree, blocking like a third of the building. They never saw him. Wow.
So the ones that we've all seen in that shot where you've got one guy on the tripod who pops up and looks around, and then you've got the other guy who's prone, they never saw the shooter because there's a gigantic tree in their way. From where they were, line of sight to where the building was where Crooks shot, gigantic tree, blocking like a third of the building. They never saw him. Wow.
So the ones that we've all seen in that shot where you've got one guy on the tripod who pops up and looks around, and then you've got the other guy who's prone, they never saw the shooter because there's a gigantic tree in their way. From where they were, line of sight to where the building was where Crooks shot, gigantic tree, blocking like a third of the building. They never saw him. Wow.
So then you have the team leader and his partner, and his partner's the one who shot Crooks. They're on the southern barn. And so one's on one side, one's on the other. The countersniper team leader, he never saw the shooter. Shooter was dead before he ever saw him. So you've got one guy, basically, in that whole area who has visibility on that roof.
So then you have the team leader and his partner, and his partner's the one who shot Crooks. They're on the southern barn. And so one's on one side, one's on the other. The countersniper team leader, he never saw the shooter. Shooter was dead before he ever saw him. So you've got one guy, basically, in that whole area who has visibility on that roof.
So then you have the team leader and his partner, and his partner's the one who shot Crooks. They're on the southern barn. And so one's on one side, one's on the other. The countersniper team leader, he never saw the shooter. Shooter was dead before he ever saw him. So you've got one guy, basically, in that whole area who has visibility on that roof.
And you would think, oh, well, he must have been scanning that area regularly. Well, Congress deposed this guy. And he says, no, that actually wasn't my area that I was supposed to be scanning. So if you think of a clock, you know, 12, 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9, Trump's in the center where he's looking is 12 o'clock. The position from which he was shot would be 3 o'clock.
And you would think, oh, well, he must have been scanning that area regularly. Well, Congress deposed this guy. And he says, no, that actually wasn't my area that I was supposed to be scanning. So if you think of a clock, you know, 12, 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9, Trump's in the center where he's looking is 12 o'clock. The position from which he was shot would be 3 o'clock.
And you would think, oh, well, he must have been scanning that area regularly. Well, Congress deposed this guy. And he says, no, that actually wasn't my area that I was supposed to be scanning. So if you think of a clock, you know, 12, 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock, 9, Trump's in the center where he's looking is 12 o'clock. The position from which he was shot would be 3 o'clock.
The guy who actually shot him, he was actually watching from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock. So east, south, and west of Trump.
The guy who actually shot him, he was actually watching from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock. So east, south, and west of Trump.
The guy who actually shot him, he was actually watching from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock. So east, south, and west of Trump.
He was never looking over there. It wasn't until he heard shots that he turned over there. So of all the people who were tasked with doing counter-sniper surveillance and mitigation, only one person ever actually saw the shooter, even though he'd been on the roof for six minutes.
He was never looking over there. It wasn't until he heard shots that he turned over there. So of all the people who were tasked with doing counter-sniper surveillance and mitigation, only one person ever actually saw the shooter, even though he'd been on the roof for six minutes.
He was never looking over there. It wasn't until he heard shots that he turned over there. So of all the people who were tasked with doing counter-sniper surveillance and mitigation, only one person ever actually saw the shooter, even though he'd been on the roof for six minutes.
Correct. How can that be? Incompetence. That's incompetence, laziness, and arrogance. And afterwards, the Secret Service, you might recall, tried to blame the local cops. Of course. They were supposed to do it. We had them in the building. They never told the cops, number one, that their job was to be scoping out that roof.
Correct. How can that be? Incompetence. That's incompetence, laziness, and arrogance. And afterwards, the Secret Service, you might recall, tried to blame the local cops. Of course. They were supposed to do it. We had them in the building. They never told the cops, number one, that their job was to be scoping out that roof.