{"id":2301003,"date":"2024-07-19T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-trump-rally-security-detail-was-not-secret-service-but-unprepared-and-inexperienced-people-sen-hawley\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T18:09:45","slug":"sen-hawley-says-trump-rally-security-was-mostly-unprepared-and-inexperienced-not-secret-service-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-trump-rally-security-was-mostly-unprepared-and-inexperienced-not-secret-service-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Hawley says Trump rally security was mostly unprepared and inexperienced, not Secret Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fsen-hawley-says-trump-rally-security-was-mostly-unprepared-and-inexperienced-not-secret-service-3%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=2301003&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 Secret\u2063 Service did not assign its best people to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assassination attempt took place, according to Republican Sen. \u2063Josh Hawley. Whistleblowers informed Hawley that most of Trump&#8217;s security\u200b detail at the event were not even Secret Service agents, and inexperienced \u200bpersonnel from the Department of Homeland Security were \u2062assigned instead. Hawley raised concerns about the lack \u200bof security measures in place, such as the absence of detection canines and unchecked access to backstage areas. He criticized Homeland Security \u2063Secretary Alejandro\u2063 Mayorkas for not being transparent about the event and \u2063demanded answers. Hawley called the\u200b incident\u200c a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-most-of-trump-rally-security-was-not-secret-service-but-unprepared-and-inexperienced-2\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says most of Trump rally security was not Secret Service, but unprepared and inexperienced\">staggering security failure<\/a>&#8221; and urged for a thorough investigation to \u200censure it does not happen again. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is set to testify before\u2063 the House Oversight \u2064Committee, and the Secret Service has committed to\u2062 cooperating with investigations to understand the events surrounding the assassination attempt and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-arrested-on-suspicion-for-starting-4-arson-fires-in-reseda-area\/\" title=\"Woman arrested for allegedly starting 4 Reseda fires.\">prevent \u2062future incidents<\/a>.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>The Secret Service did not assign its best people to the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally at which former President Donald Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt, according to Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whistleblowers tell me that MOST of Trump&rsquo;s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service,&rdquo; Hawley <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1814278991605350726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>&nbsp;on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DHS assigned unprepared and inexperienced personnel,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-reveals-new-whistleblower-allegations-exposing-loose-security-ahead-of-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the senator expanded on his allegations and demanded answers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#128680; Whistleblowers tell me that MOST of Trump&rsquo;s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service. DHS assigned unprepared and inexperienced personnel &#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eo4jNmJWFT\">pic.twitter.com\/eo4jNmJWFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1814278991605350726?\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whistleblowers who have direct knowledge of the event have approached my office. According to the allegations, the July 13 rally was considered to be a &lsquo;loose&rsquo; security event,&rdquo; Hawley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For example, detection canines were not used to monitor entry and detect threats in the usual manner. Individuals without proper designations were able to gain access to backstage areas,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Department personnel did not appropriately police the security buffer around the podium and were also not stationed at regular intervals around the event&rsquo;s security perimeter,&rdquo; the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley said there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-failure-gets-even-embarrassing-let-tree-disrupt-saving-trump-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deeper reason<\/a> for the problems with security than those that have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, whistleblower allegations suggest the majority of DHS officials were not in fact USSS agents but instead drawn from the department&rsquo;s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI),&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;This is especially concerning given that HSI agents were unfamiliar with standard protocols typically used at these types of events, according to the allegations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The senator rebuked Mayorkas, saying, &ldquo;Unfortunately, your department has not been appropriately forthcoming with Members of Congress &mdash; abruptly ending the only call with USSS before most senators could even ask a question. This is completely unacceptable and contrary to the public&rsquo;s interest in transparency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead, we have learned more from whistleblowers than your department&rsquo;s officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hawley then asked several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/docs-expose-dei-destroyed-secret-service-leading-trump-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questions<\/a> about the reliance on state and local police, the number of security personnel used who were not part of the Secret Service, and details of the preparation to protect Trump on the day of the rally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This incident represents a staggering security failure by the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appropriately protect the former president and prevent violence at a peaceful political event,&rdquo; Hawley said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/hawley-requests-more-records-behind-assassination-attempt-on-president-trump-opens-office-whistleblower-tip-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-most-of-trump-rally-security-was-not-secret-service-but-unprepared-and-inexperienced\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says most of Trump rally security was not Secret Service, but unprepared and inexperienced\">critical questions remain unanswered<\/a>, and it is vital that the American people know the truth as soon as possible,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nobody in the Biden Admin ever takes responsibility for anything<\/p>\n<p>Nobody in the Biden Admin ever gets fired<\/p>\n<p>One thing&rsquo;s for sure: Biden&rsquo;s Secret Service Director should be gone <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrJFM0bfr1\">pic.twitter.com\/XrJFM0bfr1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1814041843581243691?\">July 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Secret Service Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cheatle-calls-30-minutes-noticing-neutralizing-shooter-short-period-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kimberly Cheatle<\/a> will testify before the House Oversight Committee, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/live-updates\/donald-trump-rally-shooting-assassination-attempt\/?id=111916828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Secret Service is fully accountable for the safety of its protectees,&rdquo; Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said. &ldquo;We are committed to better understanding what happened before, during, and after the assassination attempt of former President Trump to ensure it never happens again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That includes complete cooperation with Congress, the FBI, and other relevant investigations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to whistleblowers, most of the security detail at the event were not even Secret Service agents, but inexperienced personnel from the Department of Homeland Security. Hawley sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers and further elaborated on the security failures at the rally. He criticized the lack of transparency from the department and raised concerns about the use of Homeland Security Investigations agents instead of Secret Service agents. Hawley emphasized the need for accountability and transparency in the investigation of the security breach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2301004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Butler.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8574,3646,35599,33285,16163],"class_list":["post-2301003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-inexperienced","tag-security","tag-sen-hawley","tag-trump-rally","tag-unprepared"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-Butler.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301003","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}