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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Former Secret Service agent says counter snipers at Trump rally should have had '360 degree coverage' of surrounding buildings

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Shooting at Donald Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
A former Secret Service agent says authorities should have had a comprehensive "site plan" of the event space and surrounding buildings for the rally where a shooter fired at Donald Trump.

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Ex-Secret Service special agents explain why counter-sniper who saved Trump's life may have lost crucial seconds

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Secret Service agents converge on Trump on the stage of his Pennsylvania campaign rally, while a uniformed agent stands nearby holding a rifle.

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Trump's shooting puts scandal-plagued Secret Service under the biggest microscope yet

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Secret Service agents huddle around Donald Trump after he was shot during a political rally.
The Secret Service is already facing tough questions over how former President Donald Trump was able to be shot during a political rally.

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Rally gunman was only around 450 feet away from Donald Trump as he opened fire

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Former US President Donald Trump was hit in his right ear and is fine following a deadly shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania. This map shows how far the shooter was from Trump on stage.
Satellite imagery of the shooting location.

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