Secret Service director admits Trump shooting was agency's 'most significant failure' in decades

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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle sits at a microphone.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifying to Congress.

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The Secret Service is being held to an impossible standard, says a former royal bodyguard

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Secret Service agents surrounded Trump after an assassination attempt in July 2024
Secret Service agents surrounded Trump after an assassination attempt in July 2024.

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Secret Service tried to block Trump team request for metal detectors at his son's high school graduation, report says

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Former US President Donald Trump, with former First Lady Melania Trump at their son Barron's graduation ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump at their son Barron's graduation ceremony in May.

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Secret Service locks down Mar-a-Lago as it amps up security around Trump

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The Secret Service surrounds Donald Trump, seen with blood on his face, after an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
The Secret Service surrounds Donald Trump after an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.

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I was a female Secret Service agent. Women can do the job just as well as men.

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Mary Beth Wilkas Janke was one of less than 200 female Secret Service agents in the early 1990s.

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The Secret Service can't legally ban guns outside the RNC, but a copycat assassination attempt on Trump is unlikely

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Law enforcement standing outside the RNC
The Secret Service cannot ban guns near Republican National Convention — but another assassination attempt is unlikely.

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Trump may only be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, Blackwater founder says

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Former President Donald Trump was escorted to a motorcade following an attempted assassination at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
Donald Trump may only be alive due to the shooter's bad wind estimate, former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince said.

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Trump is praising the Secret Service even though many say it failed badly to protect him

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Secret Service members are seen atop former president Donald Trump following an incident at his rally.
Trump's Secret Service agents have come under fire for failing to protect him from it

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Secret Service comes under intense scrutiny for 'major failure' following shooting at Trump rally

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Blood splatter is visible on Donald Trump's face as he's rushed off a rally state.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., Saturday.

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How the Secret Service protected Trump after 'screwing up'

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