A protester managed to break through security barricades as Donald Trump visited a New York City barbershop, amid fears about how well the Secret Service can protect him.
The unknown man managed to ride his bicycle past barricades set up by local law enforcement and the Secret Service as Trump made his appearance in the Bronx.
As the man rides his bike past the barbershop, he can be heard shouting “Free Palestine” while waving what appears to be a Palestinian flag.
Then he stops on a sidewalk and adds: ‘Year after year after year. Tired of this sh*t. USA, IDF, KKK.’ He also tries to set fire to a flag but his lighter fails.
The man is then detained by police officers while passers-by interrogate him and ask how he managed to get past the barricades.
The unknown man managed to ride his bicycle past barricades set up by local law enforcement and the Secret Service as Trump made his appearance in the Bronx.
He then stops on a sidewalk and tries to set fire to a flag but his lighter fails.
As he is being led away, he adds, ‘Fuck everyone!’, and then begins shouting in the faces of the arresting officers.
Then he adds, “No one’s supposed to be doing this, you’re all out of order.” International Court of Law. As-salamu alaykum.’
A large security detail, including a large white tent, was set up outside the King of Knockouts barbershop ahead of the visit.
According News12The shop’s barbers carried a banner reading “Make Barbers Great Again” before the former president visited the establishment.
The security breach comes after an independent panel investigating Trump’s assassination attempt said the Secret Service needed “fundamental reform.”
A report released Thursday blamed the Secret Service for poor communications that day and for failing to secure the building from which the gunman fired.
The 52-page findings also point to systemic problems within the agency, such as a lack of understanding of the risks Trump faces and a culture of doing “more with less.”
He warned that “Butler can and will happen again” unless drastic changes are made to the way candidates are protected.
Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to climb to the roof of a nearby building during Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and injured the former president.
One rally participant was killed and two others were injured during the attempt on Trump’s life in July.
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