Carrying an AR-style rifle, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired multiple shots at the former president standing at the podium less than 150 meters (164 yards) away — one grazing Trump's ear — before a Secret Service agent neutralized him.After Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, Pres. Joe Biden has "directed an independent review of the national security" to probe how a shooter could manage to evade the US Secret Service and get onto a roof in close proximity to a presidential nominee.
Biden also said he has asked the Secret Service to review all security measures ahead of the Republican National Convention, which begins in Milwaukee on Monday, adding that the investigation is underway to find a motive for the assassination attempt.