How bad do you have to be at your job when a dozen people are pointing and waving and you still wait till he takes his shot?

according to Dan Bongino citing sources in the secret service there were line of sight issues to the target. definitive answer will come out in the investigation

🦜ThEy diD nOT NeEd pErMisSIon tO FiRe

🦅 Orders to hold fire must be obeyed.

Two different circumstances.

My prediction - in light of the fact local police were using the building as a staging area, the Secret Service sniper team will say thought it was local LEO on the roof until shots were fired.

I don't know why they didn't have radio commo available, but what do I know?

No, when they see a guy with a gun, they can fire without orders.

They were ordered to stand down for 26 minutes.

Snipers on staff at secret service that day did not need authorization/order to shoot.

If they shoot and it turns out to be a minority with a BB gun, they might go to prison. Not shooting … they might lose their job. Yeah, I’d probably hesitate too.

Total BS.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-shooting-how-the-security-operation-unfolded-13178285

I get your point, given the current anti-cop climate, but that is not what happened on 07-13-24. Mark my words, the truth will come out. Trump was supposed to die and few people were supposed to get thrown under the bus for the "greater good." When the shooting didn't go as planned, certain people are now in unexpected crosshairs of their own.

Those same people would be in crosshairs even if the shooting went as planned. It was a screwup by the SS and local law enforcement either way. But I’m not buying the conspiracy theory … yet.