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The US Secret Service responsible for protecting presidents and former presidents went on the defensive on Monday over criticism of its failure to detect the gunman whose shots wounded Donald Trump in his right ear and killed a spectator. President Joe Biden ordered an independent review of how the gunman came so close to killing Trump despite the heavy security provided by the Secret Service at Saturday’s event in Butler, Pennsylvania. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments.