Secret Service refused police offer of drone before assassination attempt: Whistleblower

Published July 25, 2024 2:43pm ET



The Secret Service declined an offer from local law enforcement to use drone technology at the rally where a gunman took shots at former President Donald Trump, an anonymous whistleblower told Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Hawley revealed in a letter published Thursday to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that the whistleblower said the Secret Service “repeatedly” objected to using a drone that was capable of identifying and neutralizing an active shooter.

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