https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1812266661866778786 If Secret Service weren't 'in on it' + that guy wouldn't have gotten a single shot-off... You ALWAYS control all the high-ground and potential sniper locations.
https://youtu.be/f6-z0PqTKeU Here's the take of Retired Marine, Brian Berletic... His point about the flag is very cogent, I feel. That's something that us non-Marines might miss.