{"id":2633906,"date":"2026-07-22T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-warns-of-threat-level-ahead-of-whca-dinner-redo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T01:15:47","slug":"secret-service-warns-of-threat-level-ahead-of-whca-dinner-redo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-warns-of-threat-level-ahead-of-whca-dinner-redo\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service warns of threat level ahead of WHCA dinner redo"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsecret-service-warns-of-threat-level-ahead-of-whca-dinner-redo%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=2633906&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 Service has issued a warning that threat levels to individuals they protect are at their highest on record, with a notable increase in threats, especially involving drones. Threats against prominent figures, including President Donald Trump and Supreme Court justices, have risen by approximately 40% compared to the previous year. the agency reports handling a record 10,000 threat cases this year and describes the environment as highly volatile across the board. Concerns have grown following multiple shootings in Washington,D.C., including an attempt to assassinate Trump at the white house Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, which was thwarted by security measures. Authorities are taking extensive precautions for upcoming events,assessing potential threats like explosions and drone attacks,particularly from Iran and related foreign threats.The Deputy Secret Service Director emphasized that the threat environment is unprecedented, and security remains a top priority as they prepare for future events amidst heightened danger levels.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\">Secret Service<\/a> on Wednesday warned that threat levels to protectees are at the highest recorded levels and raised concerns about the increasing security concerns posed by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drones\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"920\">drones<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a media briefing, officials said that nationwide threat levels against protectees, ranging from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to Supreme Court justices, have skyrocketed by roughly 40% over the same time period last year. The threats are \u201cincreasing in volume and complexity,\u201d officials told reporters, adding that they have handled a record 10,000 threat-related cases this year. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4660082\/secret-service-threat-level-whca-dinner-redo\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service warns of record threat level ahead of White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner redo<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4659840\/viktor-orban-accuses-hungarian-pm-creating-illegitimate-authoritarian-system\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Viktor Orban accuses Hungarian prime minister of creating \u2018illegitimate authoritarian system\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4659152\/court-records-detail-tate-brothers-rape-allegations\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Court records detail Tate brothers\u2019 alleged rape of three women<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe environment has become very volatile, and that\u2019s just across the board,\u201d Secret Service Director Sean Curran said. \u201cThe threat picture and environment is as large as I\u2019ve ever seen it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe numbers at this agency \u2026 I\u2019ve never seen in my 24-year career; they\u2019re off the charts,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The warning comes after several shootings have taken place in Washington, D.C., this year, sparking concerns about Trump\u2019s safety, particularly after a shooter was charged with<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4543635\/correspondents-dinner-shooter-manifesto-trump\/\"> attempting to assassinate<\/a> the president at the annual White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner on April 25. The dinner was cut short by the debacle, but<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4591254\/white-house-correspondents-association-redo-dinner-july-24\/\"> was rescheduled for<\/a> July 24. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Curran defended the security apparatus used at the dinner shooting, saying it worked as intended to prevent the suspect from making his way to the ballroom where Trump was gathered with other high-profile attendees. Ahead of Friday\u2019s rescheduled dinner, Curran said agents are taking everything into account, including an analysis of how buildings might survive explosions at the site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do expect things to happen at the magnetometers, unfortunately, but that\u2019s why they are there. And that\u2019s where it happened, and that\u2019s where it ended,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it did work. The system worked.\u00a0We can\u2019t shut down an entire community when we have an event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials said they are \u201cvery\u201d concerned about drones being used to target protectees, raising concerns about Iranian threats to assassinate Trump. The FBI recently announced that it<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4610138\/fbi-thwart-explosive-drone-attack-ufc-freedom-250-fight\/\"> thwarted a terrorist attack<\/a> at the White House UFC fight that Trump hosted, where suspects were accused of planning to use explosive-laden drones to attack attendees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe look at Ukraine, we look at just at basic intelligence. It\u2019s a matter of time before it comes to the United States,\u201d Deputy Secret Service Director Matthew Quinn said. \u201cIt\u2019s happening on the border. We know that, so it\u2019s absolutely top priority, top of mind, and it comes down to what we\u2019re doing to detect and mitigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4659814\/trump-predicts-another-government-shutdown-in-september\/\">TRUMP PREDICTS ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN SEPTEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Secret Service official added that the \u201cthreat environment\u201d for the agency\u2019s protectees \u201cis the highest we\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing now is something I\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d the official said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secret Service warns of record threat levels, drone risks rise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2633907,"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\/2026\/07\/AP26116539431808.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34163,83058,78650],"class_list":["post-2633906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-secret-service","tag-threat-level","tag-whca-dinner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26116539431808.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633906","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2633906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2633906\/revisions\/2633910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2633907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2633906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2633906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2633906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}