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Communication failures among top issue in Secret Service report of deadly Trump rally

  • Bias Rating

    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    40% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -60% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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-19% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Among the deficiencies it described, the agency said the consistent theme gathered from those involved with securing the rally was communication deficiencies, including gaps in law enforcement resources to share information, a variety of radio frequencies and a lack of guidance from the Secret Service as to how local entities should respond.RELATED STORY | Trump safe after 'apparent assassination attempt' at his golf club, FBI saysInstead of radios, agents used cell phones, and many local officers were unaware there were two communication centers on the grounds.
40% : On Friday, the Secret Service shared a five-page report summarizing its conclusions as to why it couldn't stop the gunman from opening fire from an unsecured roof toward Trump that day, leaving the Republican presidential candidate with a gunshot wound to the ear.
38% : The report also states security supervisors recognized there were line-of-sight concerns, but measures to alleviate the vulnerabilities weren't carried out, leaving Trump open to the sniper who shot from a building that was identified as a possible hazard.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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