The attempt to take Donald Trump’s life in July at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally was so close that it remains as an extremely uncomfortable part of American history. That’s mostly due to the fact that Americans have no real historical closure about how this was allowed to happen. How was a former President allowed to nearly be shot and k*lled on live television for the whole world to see? It’s not clear, yet.
That’s not all, though. There were reportedly more attempts on Donald Trump’s life that were also close calls. One man tried to post up just outside the fence of Donald Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. Were it not for one agent who was lucky enough to detect something sticking out of the fence, the individual may have been able to take shots at Donald Trump from a fairly close distance.
If all this makes you feel like the nation is still on edge about the possibility of Donald Trump being attacked again, you’re not remotely alone. If anything, it feels like Donald Trump being in office again will embolden the Trump-deranged radicals to take matters into their own hands and do the bidding of the radical extreme Left.
One Secret Service agent believes that Donald Trump’s security needs to be on the top of their game because another attack on his life could be waiting around the corner. In fact, he could be in danger before the inauguration day even arrives, according to one ex-service agent.
Former Secret Service Agent Richard Staropoli shared on Fox News that he believes that Donald Trump might be in active danger. He says that something may be lurking around the corner that is way, way worse than what he experienced in July at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally. That’s enough to chill anyone to the bone.
Staropolo said on Fox News’ America Reports that there’s a strong possibility of something “of a much bigger magnitude” awaiting Donald Trump. He also said in his comments that he really does not have any confidence in the Secret Service anymore after their most recent, unacceptable failures.
“I’m not highly confident at all. The Secret Service that you see out there today is not the Secret Service of yesteryear. Somewhere along the line they’ve completely dropped the ball. That testimony that you saw today was purely a smokescreen to cover up the shortcomings of a politically compromised agency. It should never have gotten to that point,” Starapoli shared on Fox News.
He went on to imply that the Secret Service has lost sight of the fundamentals of security and that they need to go back to “the basics.” This would make sense considering they left many obvious security threats unchecked and insecure on that tragic day in July, including the rooftop from which shots were fired at Donald Trump and his rally attendees.
“This whole talk about all these drones and these UAVs, hey, that’s all great, but you need to get back to the basics. What made the Secret Service great was its ability to put human intelligence, manpower on the streets and effectively secure the environment to make it safe for the president of the United States. I don’t see that here,” Staropoli also shared.
That’s when he said that he believes the Secret Service is currently so incompetent, he thinks it’s entirely possible something happens again before inauguration day. That’s how little confidence everyone has in the once illustrious agency right now.
“As a matter of fact, I don’t think I’d be alone in saying that I certainly can see something happening between now and inauguration day,” the former Secret Service agent said on Fox News. “And it’s not going to be some 20-year-old kid on the roof of a building that’s allowed to get within 100 yards. It’s going to be something of a much bigger magnitude and I don’t think the Secret Service is anywhere equipped to handle that situation.”
These comments come on the heels of the Secret Service facing a public embarrassment when their acting director Ronald Rowe allowed himself to engage in a screaming match with a legislator during a congressional hearing. The legislator was asking tough questions, and he was getting unnecessarily heated himself. Though losing your cool is never acceptable for a Secret Service agent, especially their acting director. To do so is to admit that you don’t have the level-head for the job.
Just questioning the Secret Service right now is enough to tick them off. Which really makes you wonder just how bad their current incompetence is. Criticism from the American people and their representatives in Congress is not to just annoy them. It’s to keep the actions of elected and unelected officials accountable to the individual who takes those actions.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe must resign after losing his absolute mind over questioning from @RepPatFallon.
Fallon struck a nerve by asking Rowe why he waited days before visiting the Butler, Pa., site where Trump was nearly killed on July 13. pic.twitter.com/8TsEFbg68h
— Rusty (@Rusty_Weiss) December 5, 2024
Has your trust in the Secret Service eroded over the past several months? As always, we want to know what our readers think. Sound off in the comments below.
Pres Trump needs to heed this article before it’s too late.
I wouldn’t trust ANY agency from this current admin to protect him when they are so rightly petrified of his Presidency! Sack them all and hire Blackwater group to do it right!
Blackwater is just as evil as the Democrats/Cheneys…
Hire private security & bodyguards …