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Butler lawmaker slams ‘inappropriate’ treatment of local police after Trump incident: ‘Thrown under the bus'
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, who represents Butler and Lawrence counties, spoke about how the media has criticized local authorities despite the Secret Service's failures.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
"Our first responders in this situation have been thrown under the bus by those in the national media. That is entirely inappropriate," Bernstine told Fox News Digital. "These individuals did everything that they should have done and took every precaution. This is a complete failure from a tactical standpoint, to a communication standpoint, by the United States Secret Service." He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
Bernstine said in the time since the shooting, his office has dealt with an uptick in constituent issues as the press, federal agencies, lawmakers and others descend on northwest Pennsylvania. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.