ABOUT TIME: Secret Service Now Giving Trump Presidential-Level Protection After Assassination Attempt

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Former President Donald Trump has been granted the same level of Secret Service protection as President Biden following the assassination attempt at a rally, law enforcement sources informed The NY Post.

This enhanced protection provides Trump with the same security detail as the current commander-in-chief, the sources stated.

Previously, Trump had a lower level of protection, similar to that given to former presidents and major party presidential candidates.

The Secret Service has faced heavy criticism for not preventing a sniper from climbing onto a roof 130 yards away and firing eight rounds at Trump before being taken down by a Secret Service counter-sniper.

These changes occur as Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faces mounting scrutiny following the Butler, Pa. rally, where a hero firefighter was killed and two other attendees were injured.

“The Secret Service is tasked with the tremendous responsibility of protecting the current and former leaders of our democracy. It is a responsibility that I take incredibly seriously, and I am committed to fulfilling that mission,” Cheatle said in a statement.

According to the Former Presidents Act, Trump and his immediate family were guaranteed lifetime protection after he left office. Former presidents have the option to decline this protection and instead receive up to $1 million annually to hire their own security and cover travel expenses.

Before the assassination attempt on Trump, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) proposed removing the former president’s security detail if he was sentenced to prison.

Both Thompson and his bill’s co-sponsor, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.), are facing calls to resign following the attempted assassination.

{Matzav.com}

5 COMMENTS

  1. It’s about time. The fact that they wanted to take away Secret Service protection in the first place is a major issue. Protection should have increased immediately as soon as he was pretty much the only one on the ballot, especially being a former president.

  2. Thank goodness! But now Reb Trump should start wearing a bullet-proof noseguard. Did we forget the machinations of another organization also called the “S.S.” in the fabulous 1930s?

  3. And the cover-up continues. American taxpayers will never find out the truth of what happened, from this corrupt thru and thru government. Dumb stupid gullible idiot taxpayers. Just give us your money and trust everything we tell you. Covid worked like a charm.

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