The U.S. Secret Service recently responded to a Washington Post report that claimed the agency’s top officials “repeatedly” denied requests to former President Trump’s security detail.
The report comes exactly a week after former President Donald Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, while speaking at a rally, prior to his 2024 presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had been observed by attendees before the shooting began.
The Post reported that, before the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump, top Secret Service officials “repeatedly” denied requests for tighter security measures from Trump’s detail. An official granted the interview to the media outlet on the condition of anonymity.
According to the report, agents tasked with protecting Trump requested additional security resources in the past. These requests involved things such as magnetometers or a larger number of personnel to screen guests. Additional snipers had also reportedly been requested in the past.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds in Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
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