Secret Service — ‘We were not in charge of securing properties surrounding the Trump rally.’ ‘This was 100% the responsibility of local police.’

The Secret Service blamed local police for failing to secure the rooftop from which gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, insisting it was outside of the perimeter the federal agency was tasked with protecting. Instead, securing …

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SS Rules of Engagement — Secret Service protocol in this situation is to wait until the President is fired upon to return fire. This is why Secret Service did not shoot first.

Secret Service Rules of Engagement: The Secret Service’s protocol requires agents to wait until the president is fired upon before returning fire, which led to immediate backlash after the assassination attempt on Trump. Drone Usage Controversy: Questions have arisen about …

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Diversity Hire Secret Service Chief Needs to Go

In a CBS News Interview in May 2023, eight months after she was hired, Secret Service Chief Kimberly Cheatle showed her DEI recruitment credentials. Cheatle addressed controversies and challenges the agency is facing — including recruitment. There was a petition to get rid …

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