{"id":2295778,"date":"2024-07-16T04:43:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T08:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-secret-service-detail-noticeably-reinforced-at-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T04:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T08:45:16","slug":"trump-secret-service-detail-noticeably-reinforced-at-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-secret-service-detail-noticeably-reinforced-at-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Secret Service detail noticeably reinforced at Republican National Convention &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-secret-service-detail-noticeably-reinforced-at-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2062 discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-capitol-police-chief-sends-letter-explaining-how-intel-community-failed-to-respond-to-jan-6-protests\/\" title=\"Fmr. Capitol Police chief sends letter explaining how Intel Community failed to respond to Jan. 6 protests\">heightened security measures<\/a> taken\u200c by the\u200b Secret Service\u200d at the Republican National Convention after\u2062 an \u2063assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The increased\u2064 security included a larger number of agents surrounding Trump to ensure his protection.\u200d The Secret Service&#8217;s effort to\u200c create a human fortress around Trump was aimed at deterring potential\u2062 copycat \u2063attackers. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/summer-camp-for-military-families-asked-if-six-year-olds-are-transgender-non-binary\/\" title=\"Summer camp for military families inquires about transgender, non-binary six-year-olds\">incident reflects broader concerns<\/a> about the\u200d agency&#8217;s public\u200b and political scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump Secret Service detail noticeably reinforced at Republican National Convention<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tom-rogan\/\">Tom Rogan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-16T04:30:00-04:00\">July 16, 2024 4:30 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Newly coronated as the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> nominee for president, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has made his first public appearance since the Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3082988\/trump-assassination-attempt-secret-service-critiques-vary-between-the-justified-and-the-ignorant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination attempt against his life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two days can change everything. As Trump walked to his chair at the Republican National Convention hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it was clear that Saturday\u2019s incident was anything but a distant memory. While Trump seemed relaxed, smiling and bearing only a small bandage on his right ear, he was surrounded by a clearly reinforced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> detail.<\/p>\n<p>A large number of Secret Service agents walked behind, in front of, and alongside Trump in very close proximity. The number of agents assigned to the rope line separating Trump from convention attendees was also unusually large. Befitting the political pageantry of convention events, the Secret Service will normally maintain at least a pretense of distance from a protectee as said individual walks to their seat\/the stage. The agency does not usually want presidential candidates to feel claustrophobic or to risk being perceived as vulnerable or elitist.<\/p>\n<p>Not so here. In an obvious Secret Service effort to ensure maximal protection for Trump\u2019s person and to deter copycat attackers from aspiring to replicate would-be assassin Thomas Crooks\u2019 antics on Saturday, Trump walked within a de facto human fortress on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>This reflects a broader concern.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, the Secret Service knows it is under immense <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomRtweets\/status\/1813036753994817858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public and political scrutiny<\/a>. Further underlining this point, as Andrew Leyden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PenguinSix\/status\/1812595862310158796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">observes<\/a>, the Secret Service has assigned Trump a HAMMER team. The HAMMER unit serves as the Secret Service\u2019s tactical response team for critical medical, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events. But HAMMER teams are highly limited in number, even more so than the Secret Service\u2019s elite counter-assault and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failure-to-intercept-trump-shooter-either-malice-or-incompetence-betsy-devoss-brother-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Failure to intercept Trump shooter either \u2018malice or incompetence\u2019: Betsy DeVos\u2019s brother - Washington Examiner\">counter-sniper teams<\/a>. HAMMER teams are traditionally reserved only for the President and Vice President as a capability of last resort to maintain military command and control and as a response to weapons of mass destruction incidents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One final point. It is possible that the erstwhile head of President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-seems-to-make-false-statements-about-number-severity-of-white-house-dog-bites\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Seems To Make False Statements About Number, Severity Of White House Dog Bites\">presidential protective division<\/a> (the most prized Secret Service job, responsible for leading the protection of the first family) may have been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomRtweets\/status\/1813034905506341100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(albeit based only upon a cursory photo comparison) <\/a>reassigned to lead Trump\u2019s detail. If this change has occurred (it may simply be that two different agents <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cdy_11\/status\/1813042320821850307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">look very similar<\/a>), it suggests a possibly significant Secret Service shake up.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it\u2019s clear the Secret Service isn\u2019t taking any chances in Saturday\u2019s aftermath. The agency wants everyone to know that Trump is now very heavily defended. And he is.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secret Service detail protecting Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention has been noticeably reinforced following the recent assassination attempt against him. Trump, who appeared relaxed and only had a small bandage on his ear, was surrounded by a large number of agents walking closely behind, in front of, and alongside him. This heightened security presence is a clear effort by the Secret Service to ensure maximum protection for Trump and deter any potential copycat attackers. Additionally, Trump has been assigned a HAMMER team, a highly specialized unit reserved for critical medical, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events. There may also have been a significant shake-up within the Secret Service, as the head of President Joe Biden&#8217;s protective division may have been reassigned to lead Trump&#8217;s detail. Overall, it is evident that the Secret Service is taking no chances in ensuring Trump&#8217;s safety in the wake of the recent incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2724,"featured_media":2295779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-vance-convention-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34812,34163,35175,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2295778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-republican-national-convention","tag-secret-service","tag-security-reinforcement","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-vance-convention-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2724"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}