Ex-Secret Service Agent on Trump Assassination Attempt Failures

Senate Report on Secret Service Failures

• 📌 A new scathing Senate report details across-the-board failures by the Secret Service during the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
• ⚠️ The report highlights that the Secret Service denied multiple requests for additional resources to protect then-candidate Trump.
• 💬 Agents failed to communicate crucial information regarding the suspicious individual, Thomas Krooks, which could have prevented President Trump from taking the stage.

Lack of Accountability and Suspensions

• 📉 The report calls out a lack of accountability, noting that not a single agent was fired after the incident.
• ⚖️ Six Secret Service personnel have been suspended without pay or benefits, with suspension lengths ranging from 10 to 42 days.
• 👨‍💼 Among those suspended are the head and deputy head of the Pittsburgh Secret Service field office, a member of Trump's protection detail, and a counter sniper.
• ❓ Two of the suspended agents are appealing their decisions.

"People Problem" within the Secret Service

• 🗣️ Former Secret Service agent Mike De Gus was not surprised that no one was fired, describing the agency as having a "people problem".
• 🚀 He believes the new director, Sean Curran, is a command-and-control leader who will address personnel issues.
• 💡 De Gus suggests that while the public sees suspensions, there might be other actions happening behind the scenes, including potential firings or resignations.

Communication Breakdowns and Hindsight

• 🚨 De Gus expressed amazement at the lack of basic security measures in the outer perimeter and the failure to communicate crucial information.
• 🧩 He acknowledges that while hindsight allows for identifying what could have been done differently, such as environmental manipulation, the communication failures were significant.
• ✅ The Secret Service has admitted to breakdowns in communication and issues, acknowledging it was a total failure.