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Secret Service delayed Trump's Nashville speech following security lapse

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Secret Service delayed Trump's Nashville speech following security lapse

Former President Trump’s speech in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend was briefly delayed by the Secret Service over another security concern, just two weeks after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Trump was prepared to take the stage on Saturday afternoon inside the Music City Center for the 2024 Bitcoin conference when Secret Service agents had him wait as two credentialed and screened attendees were removed from the venue for not following proper entry protocols, a Secret Service spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.

The former president was told by his Secret Service detail to wait until the two individuals were located before he could take the stage to give his keynote address.

The spokesperson said there was never a threat to Trump.

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Donald Trump during his speech at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. (Getty Images)

“It was determined that there was no protective interest with these individuals and there was never a threat to the former president,” the spokesperson said.

Both individuals were questioned by law enforcement after they were found and removed from the event, the New York Post reported. Neither person was charged in connection with the incident.

The two people were stopped at an initial checkpoint before bypassing the second screening, according to the outlet.

It remains unclear how the individuals made it past the screening.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Getty Images)

This comes after Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, when gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20, opened fire. One spectator was killed while other attendees were wounded. Trump suffered injuries to his ear in the incident.

The shooting in Pennsylvania led to bipartisan criticism of the Secret Service over the security lapse, as congressional lawmakers look to investigate how Crooks managed to make it onto the roof of a building outside the perimeter at the rally and have a line of sight of the former president to take a shot with his firearm.

Now-former Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle has since resigned over the security lapses.

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Fox News’ Seth  Andrews contributed to this report.

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Alabama window washer dangling outside skyscraper rescued after equipment jams 450 feet above ground

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Alabama window washer dangling outside skyscraper rescued after equipment jams 450 feet above ground

A window washer in Alabama was rescued after his equipment jammed and left him dangling more than 450 feet outside the state’s tallest building on Monday, authorities said.

The man was washing the windows outside the 35-story RSA Battle House Tower in downtown Mobile when his descender got stuck, Mobile Fire-Rescue said.

Unable to move upward or downward, the man and a co-worker called 911 for help, saying that he was merely stuck and was not hurt or in danger of falling.

Multiple fire units were dispatched to the skyscraper, including rescue technicians trained in high-angle rescues.

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A rescuer is lowered to a window washer who became stuck outside the RSA Tower in downtown Mobile, Alabama, below the 33rd floor on Monday. (Mobile Fire-Rescue )

Fire personnel set up a rope system on a small roof on the building’s 35th floor and lowered a rescuer down to the stranded window washer more than one-story below.

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Fire officials said the window washer was stuck more than 450 feet above the ground. The window washer was not injured or in danger of falling. (Mobile Fire-Rescue )

The rescuer attached the window washer’s harness to the fire department’s pulley system and hoisted him to safety on the roof of the 33rd floor. The man was then able to walk on his own through an open window into the building.

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The window washer was unharmed, and no fire personnel were injured during the rescue.

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“It worked like clockwork, it was beautiful,” District 1 Chief Brandon Jackson said of the rescue. “Everybody walked away and went home safely.”

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The RSA tower stands 745 feet tall and holds 433,165 square feet of office space.

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Georgia boy advances to top 100 in USA Mullet Championship: 'My friends think it's cool'

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Georgia boy advances to top 100 in USA Mullet Championship: 'My friends think it's cool'

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Patrick Hayes of Cumming, Georgia, has been growing his mullet since he was 7 years old.

The 11-year-old has become a top 100 finalist in the USA Mullet Championship.

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It’s his first time competing in the event, he told Fox News Digital via email.

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[I] saw it last year and thought it looked cool. Everyone says that I need to be on TV with hair like this. We thought it would be a fun event,” Hayes said.

Patrick Hayes of Cumming, Georgia, has been growing his mullet since he was 7 years old. (Michael Hayes)

The USA Mullet Championship has grown from a local Michigan competition in 2020 to a national event among all states.

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Mullet wearers of all ages can participate in the competition in the kid, teen and adult categories.

Hayes said his hairdo is a conversation starter.

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My friends think it’s cool, it’s how all of my friends know me, and I get compliments all the time about it,” he said.

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My friends think it’s cool, it’s how all of my friends know me, and I get compliments all the time about it,” Patrick Hayes of Georgia told Fox News Digital in an email. (Michael Hayes)

The “business in the front, party in the back” hairstyle has been notably rocked by musicians David Bowie and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Part of the championship funds go to the Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, a nonprofit that provides mortgage-free homes to critically-wounded combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the USA Mullet Championship website.

“I just love how this is for a great cause, it’s not just about mullets,” dad Michael Hayes told Fox News Digital via email. “Such a fun way to start the school year off for him!”

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Patrick Hayes has advanced to the top 100 contestants in the USA Mullet Championship. He’s been growing his hairstyle since he was 7 years old. will be selecting the top three “most majestic mullets” on Aug. 28.  (Michael Hayes)

The first round of voting ends Tuesday night for the top 25 contestants.

This year, the competition will be selecting the top three “most majestic mullets” on Aug. 28.

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Dozens of attendees stranded after vehicles towed during Trump rally in Charlotte: report

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Dozens of attendees stranded after vehicles towed during Trump rally in Charlotte: report

Dozens of Donald Trump supporters in North Carolina were startled to find their vehicles had been towed after they reportedly got permission to park in a Dunkin’ parking lot during a campaign rally Wednesday.

The Charlotte rally was the former president’s first public campaign event since President Biden’s exit from the 2024 race and since the assassination attempt on Trump.

The Secret Service has reportedly recommended no more outdoor rallies for the former president after the assassination attempt.

Once the rally ended, drivers were stunned to find their vehicles had been towed.

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Former President Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, headlines a rally in Charlotte, N.C., July 24, 2024. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser)

Drivers told WBTV the manager of the Dunkin’ allowed them to leave their cars in the lot during the rally. However, when asked for comment, they said several people were told they could not park there and that signs on the property indicate no parking for non-customers.

A spokesperson for Dunkin’ told Fox News Digital that no one from that store gave anyone permission to park in the lot and said that there are signs along the street that state you can not park there unless you are in the business and if you do park, you are at risk of being towed. 

He also added that a bar across from Dunkin’ was having a rally event and drivers could have been misinformed by someone there.

Tow trucks reportedly showed up and began removing vehicles from the parking lot during the rally.

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“The managers inside promised that they could park here,” Zander DeSoto, a Trump rally attendee, told WBTV. “Some of the people here even gave money to the people inside.”

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Former President Trump repeatedly criticized Vice President Kamala Harris on border security at his rally in Charlotte, N.C., July 24, 2024. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser )

To make matters worse, people whose vehicles were towed from the Dunkin’ parking lot had to pay hundreds of dollars to a towing company to get their cars back. 

“Something very fishy [is] going on here because I’ve never seen anything like this happen before,” one attendee told WBTV.

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The crowd inside the Bojangles Coliseum ahead of former President Trump’s appearance at a rally in Charlotte, N.C., July 24, 2024. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser)

“The whole parking lot is gone … everybody,” he explained. “They locked the doors. They won’t answer our calls, and they won’t even answer at the window.”

One family told WBTV they traveled over two hours to attend the rally. And when they walked back to their car afterward, it was gone. 

Gotcha Towing & Recovery, the company tasked with towing vehicles from the parking lot, told WBTV there was a sign warning that illegally parked cars would be removed, and the only way people could get their cars was to pay a $380 towing fee.

The Dunkin’ spokesperson said they do not have any connection to the towing company and that it is outsourced through the city or privately and not through Dunkin’. 

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Fox News Digital reached out to Gotcha Towing & Recovery, which refused to comment. 

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