Washington, July 3 -- In a shocking revelation detailing monumental security lapses, the US Secret Service failed to receive 102 local radio transmissions concerning the gunman who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump during a 2024 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a government watchdog report revealed.

The elite federal agency remained completely oblivious to the crucial radio communications on July 13, 2024, due to a severe operational failure to establish a joint communications room alongside local law enforcement agencies, according to the report released on Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General. Local police units were actively receiving real-time updates regarding the search for a susp...