Retired sniper Dallas Alexander has suggested that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday night, may have had inside help. Alexander, who spent 14 years in a sniper team for the Canadian military providing close protection for major world leaders including the Canadian Prime Minister, shared his views in an Instagram post.
Having served in a tier one special operations unit called JTF2, Alexander is no stranger to high-stakes security scenarios. His experience includes providing security for VIPs in dangerous countries like Iraq and Afghanistan. I spent just about 14 years in the military, 14 of which we’re at a tier one special operations unit called JTF2. Our sniper team has the world record for the longest confirmed sniper kill,” said Alexander.
As a retired sniper with experience in close protection duties for high-profile individuals such as former President Trump, Alexander provided unique insights into the layout and security measures typically involved in protecting such individuals. He expressed his belief that the shooter must have had assistance from within an agency, organization, or even the government to get onto a rooftop with a gun during broad daylight while a president was speaking.
The second I saw that aerial photo of what they were saying happened, it immediately made no sense to me,” said Alexander. You cannot, in broad daylight, get onto a rooftop within what looked like maybe a couple of hundred yards. You can’t get into that position with a gun when there’s a president speaking. It cannot be done.
Alexander argued that it would be impossible for someone to get onto a rooftop with a gun during broad daylight while a president was speaking without assistance, suggesting that the shooter had help from somewhere within an agency, an organization, or even the government. I’m very familiar with the layout of these types of things and what the jobs should be,” said Alexander. And yesterday, what happened, I have no doubt in my mind that the shooter had help from somewhere within an agency, an organization, or the government.
While not pointing fingers at anyone specifically, Alexander stated that it was too obvious that this individual had help getting to the rooftop during broad daylight while President Trump was speaking. He went on to explain that such a security breach would require planning and coordination from someone within the event’s organization or the government itself. So something happened, and I’m not pointing fingers at anyone,” said Alexander. It’s too obvious that this guy had help getting there.
