Secret Service Boosting Protection For Biden, Trump After Botched Assassination Attempt

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) is enhancing security for President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump after a gunman nearly assassinated Trump in Pennsylvania over the weekend, Bloomberg News reported Monday.

The USSS will bolster protective details for both men after a lone gunman grazed Trump’s ear with a bullet, killed a rally attendee and left another severely injured on Saturday, according to Bloomberg News. The service has drawn considerable scrutiny for its response to the threat on Saturday, with questions swirling about how an armed individual was able to access a rooftop in close proximity to the event site with a clear line at the former president’s podium without being confronted or disrupted before he opened fire.

One law enforcement officer reportedly encountered the shooter on the roof of the nearby building before shots were…

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