New details are still emerging amid controversy and conspiracies surrounding the shooting at Donald Trump's campaign rally last Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Once the shooter was confirmed to be registered Republican Thomas Crooks, 20, MAGA loyalists were left scrambling as they tried to spin the ear-grazing moment into full-on martyrdom for the convicted felon adjudicated rapist who thankfully wasn't injured and can still appear at his sentencing in September.
Trump was well able to play golf sans bandages on Sunday, yet showed up to the RNC on Monday with what appeared to be a maxi pad on the side of his head. The bandage was removed for both his official announcement of JD "Hillbilly Effigy" Vance as his VP, as well as for his nap in the seats.
FBI and Secret Service investigators are cooperating with the Biden administration to not only determine why Crooks used an AR-15 in his attempt to take out Trump, but how he was able to get so close to his target without alerting police or anyone else providing security.
As more details from the day emerge, it's become glaringly obvious that it was a lack of proper security that failed to protect the presidential candidate.
Reuters reported Tuesday that the rooftop Crooks shot from had never been checked out or secured before the crowd was allowed to assemble in front of the outdoor rally stage.
The rooftop, which was a mere 150 yards from where Trump was speaking, had been determined as being "outside its security perimeter."
Witnesses who watched Crooks climb up to the roof alerted the police who were there, with many in the crowd calling 911.
Two local Pennsylvania police officers went to check out a dispatch call of a suspicious person in the area and were alone when one of them, hoisted up by their partner to check the roof, was confronted by the gunman and then retreated, according to Butler County Sheriff Michael Slupe.
A Congressional hearing regarding the shooting was delayed on Monday as Secret Service agents were still compiling evidence.