{"id":2336626,"date":"2024-09-04T13:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agents-protecting-trump-at-butler-rally-had-two-hours-of-training-josh-hawley-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T13:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:20:45","slug":"agents-protecting-trump-at-butler-rally-had-two-hours-of-training-josh-hawley-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/agents-protecting-trump-at-butler-rally-had-two-hours-of-training-josh-hawley-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Agents protecting Trump at Butler rally had two hours of training: Josh Hawley &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fagents-protecting-trump-at-butler-rally-had-two-hours-of-training-josh-hawley-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=2336626&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>Senator Josh \u2064Hawley has made serious allegations regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">security measures<\/a> in place during a rally for former \u2063President Donald\u200b Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump allegedly\u200b came dangerously \u200bclose to being\u2062 harmed. \u2064Hawley revealed that the security detail protecting Trump \u2064consisted of \u2062Homeland Security agents \u2064rather than the\u2062 Secret Service, and these agents had only undergone\u2062 a brief two-hour online training session before being assigned to the rally. Many of these agents \u200bwere reportedly\u2063 unqualified \u200band inadequately prepared\u200d for \u200dthe responsibility of safeguarding\u2064 a \u200dformer \u200cpresident.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200da\u2064 recent interview\u200d on Fox \u200dNews,\u2062 Hawley\u200d expressed\u2063 outrage over the situation, emphasizing the gravity of sending out someone as high-profile as Trump without proper\u2062 training. He disclosed that\u2063 alarmingly, some agents were \u2062diverted\u200c from more \u2064pressing responsibilities, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-dhs-pulling-agents-off-child-trafficking-cases-so-they-can-go-make-food-for-illegals\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s DHS prioritizes feeding illegals over child trafficking cases.\">child \u200dexploitation cases<\/a>, to provide security at the rally. Furthermore, he highlighted issues\u200b with the training \u2064program they received, \u2064including technical difficulties that left \u2064the \u200dsound not \u200dfunctioning \u200bhalf\u2064 of the time.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley has labeled the \u200bsecurity failures \u2063at the rally a &#8220;nightmare&#8221; and called for accountability within the Secret \u2063Service. These revelations come amid ongoing\u2063 investigations into the \u200bsecurity\u200b lapses that allowed \u2063an\u200b assassination attempt on Trump to unfold \u200cin \u200dJuly \u200c2024, raising critical scrutiny\u200b of the\u2063 protective\u2064 measures\u200c surrounding \u2062political figures.  <\/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\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Agents protecting Trump at Butler rally had two hours of training: Josh Hawley<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738479\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-hawley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) revealed details on how unprepared security was at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> rally in Butler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>, in which he came within inches of losing his life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a> has been under massive scrutiny since Trump narrowly survived the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassinations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> attempt in July, with several investigations looking into the failures that allowed it to happen. Citing information that had been passed to him by whistleblowers, Hawley detailed that the agents protecting Trump at his rally were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Homeland Security<\/a> agents, not Secret Service agents, who only received a two-hour online training course before being deployed to guard the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So think about this: The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is sent out onstage, most of the people there aren&rsquo;t trained, they&rsquo;re not qualified, they only got a webinar training, and even that didn&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; Hawley said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Jesse Watters Primetime<\/em>. &ldquo;It is absolutely outrageous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2577898&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f8d29012a3fc94c9ae79aac298da83f9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A previous whistleblower report on Trump&rsquo;s assassination attempt revealed that a Secret Service officer in charge of manpower asked agents not to ask for additional security at Trump&rsquo;s rally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hawley also said he was told that Homeland Security agents were pulled off of child exploitation cases to stand guard at Trump&rsquo;s rally. Additionally, the two-hour training course they took did not have the sound working &ldquo;about half the time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Missouri<\/a> senator described the security failure of Trump&rsquo;s Butler rally as a &ldquo;nightmare,&rdquo; stressing the need for firings at the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3136456\/house-task-force-investigation-trump-shooting-records-request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>task force investigating<\/a> Trump&rsquo;s assassination attempt issued a sweeping records request to the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, asking for access to documents on the event&rsquo;s preparation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-invites-cia-director-william-burns-to-join-presidents-cabinet\/\" title=\"Biden asks CIA Director Burns to join Cabinet.\">security decision-making<\/a>. Lawmakers are also pushing for interviews with Secret Service personnel who were on duty and were responsible for the security detail that day.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Reps. Cory Mills (R-FL) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) are leading an independent investigation into the assassination attempt, which just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3134584\/trump-shooting-task-force-bipartisanship-butler-site-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conducted a forum<\/a> interviewing three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-mills-indicates-nefarious-purposes-were-involved-in-trumps-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Cory Mills indicates \u2018nefarious purposes\u2019 were involved in Trump\u2019s assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">witnesses considered subject matter experts<\/a> on government security. The Florida congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3136267\/cory-mills-nefarious-purposes-involved-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>argued last week<\/a> that the investigation has only raised more questions, such as how the shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, had access to &ldquo;multi-channel detonating devices,&rdquo; along with having no presence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738479\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738479\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) disclosed information regarding the inadequate security measures at former President Donald Trump\u2019s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he narrowly escaped a life-threatening situation. Following the assassination attempt on Trump in July, the Secret Service has faced significant criticism, with multiple investigations examining the lapses that contributed to this incident. According to whistleblower accounts shared by Hawley, the agents assigned to protect Trump during the rally were from Homeland Security rather than the Secret Service and had only undergone a brief two-hour online training session before their deployment. \u201cConsider this: The former president of the United States is sent onstage with most of his security team lacking proper training and qualifications; they only completed a webinar course that was ineffective,\u201d Hawley stated during an appearance on Fox News&#8217;s Jesse Watters Primetime. He described this situation as &#8220;absolutely outrageous.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>A prior whistleblower report indicated that a Secret Service officer responsible for staffing had instructed agents not to request additional security for Trump&#8217;s rally. Furthermore, Hawley mentioned that some Homeland Security agents were reassigned from child exploitation cases to provide security at this event. He also noted that half of their two-hour training session experienced audio issues. The senator characterized the security failures at Trump&#8217;s Butler rally as a &#8220;nightmare&#8221; and emphasized that firings within the Secret Service are necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these events, a bipartisan House task force investigating Trump&#8217;s assassination attempt has made extensive records requests from both the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security for documents related to event preparation and security decisions. Lawmakers are also advocating for interviews with Secret Service personnel who were present during Trump&#8217;s rally and responsible for his protection on that day. Meanwhile, Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Eli Crane (R-AZ) are conducting an independent investigation into the assassination attempt; they recently held a forum interviewing three witnesses deemed experts in government security matters. Last week, Mills raised further questions about how 20-year-old shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks gained access to &#8220;multi-channel detonating devices&#8221; while maintaining no social media presence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2336627,"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\/09\/Hawley-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35617,34799,3634],"class_list":["post-2336626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-butler-rally","tag-josh-hawley","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hawley-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336626","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}