00:00Exclusive. Sniper nest found near Trump's jet sparks fears for President's safety.
00:06Fresh fears for President Donald Trump's safety were raised when a suspected sniper's nest was discovered near the spot where Air Force One lands in Florida.
00:14The perch offered the perfect sight line for a shooter to drop the president with a dead-on kill shot and raised ongoing questions about the ability of the Secret Service to protect him.
00:23It's terrifying to think something as potentially dangerous as this could be discovered so close to what people believed was a secure location for the president, said one stunned Beltway insider.
00:35He could easily have been taken out.
00:37The hunting stand was discovered in a tree near the area where the presidential jet lands at Palm Beach International Airport and would have made Trump a sitting duck when he exited the plane.
00:46Following two recent sniper incidents targeting Trump, authorities found a suspicious hunting stand near his Florida jet,
00:52prompting an FBI investigation and increased scrutiny of the Secret Service.
00:57The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently slammed the Secret Service in a scathing report,
01:03saying the agency failed to implement security measures in the Butler shooting.
01:07It also cited significant communication failures and a lack of specific and complete guidance for agents assigned to securing the rally,
01:14while also identifying mistakes in planning and training for agents.
01:17Even more damning, the report revealed senior-level Secret Service officials knew about a potential threat on Trump's life ahead of the rally and did not act appropriately.
01:28It also noted the agency's practice of not sharing classified threat information meant the detail on duty and local law enforcement officers were not made aware of the threat.
01:37Intelligence sources said the alleged sniper's nest is a sign the agency has not responded to the report adequately.
01:44The Secret Service needs an overhaul, and if it doesn't get its act together soon, its senior officials should be fired, said an intelligence source.
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