Secret Service Repeatedly Denied Trump’s Requests for Additional Security Resources

Alarming details are emerging about decisions made by top officials at the agency responsible for President Donald Trump’s safety in the run-up to the assassination attempt on the 45th POTUS.

New reports have indicated that recent charges that the U.S. Secret Service denied repeated requests from Trump’s team for additional security resources are in fact true.

However, the new evidence directly conflicts with prior denials from top officials in Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration, such as Homeland Security Secretary Alexander Mayorkas, as the Daily Caller explains.

Investigations are underway regarding the shocking scene that unfolded in Butler, Pennsylvania when a gunman took aim at a Trump rally.

The shooter killed one man and injured several others, including Trump.

Observers in the media and elsewhere have expressed outrage and incredulity that a would-be assassin — who was spotted by rally attendees in advance of his attack — was able to scale a nearby roof with a clear view of Trump and fire his weapon into the crowd.

In the wake of the event, allegations emerged that for at least two years prior to the fateful day in the Keystone State, Trump’s team sought — but was denied — additional security assistance such as counter-sniper support and magnetometers.

Last week, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi rebuffed those claims, stating that there was “an untrue assertion that a member of the former President’s team requested additional security resources & that those were rebuffed.”

However, new reporting from the Washington Post tells a different story.

According to the Post, requests from the Trump team for additional assistance were indeed denied by the Secret Service for two years before the assassination attempt.

Those denials were attributed to staffing shortfalls and an increased number of individuals requiring the agency’s services.

One internal whistleblower told the Post, “It’s just true — we don’t have the resources to secure [Trump] like we did when he was president.”

Retired agent Bill Gage, explained, “I hate to dumb it down this much, but it is a simple case of supply and demand.

“The requests get turned down routinely.

“A director has to finally come forward to say we are way understaffed, and we cannot possibly continue with this zero-fail mission without a significantly bigger budget.”

The apparent contradiction between initial official responses to the Trump camp’s claim and the reporting from the Post has sparked outrage among lawmakers.

Republican Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) took to X to vent his frustration.

“Once again Mayorkas has MISLED the public,” Waltz wrote.

“On CNN he called my statement that President Trump’s detail was DENIEDs repeated requests for stronger secret service protection ‘an irresponsible statement that is unequivocally false.’

“Now WaPo is citing officials that I was CORRECT, and that Mayorkas LIED.”

As part of the ongoing quest for answers and accountability in the wake of such a catastrophic security failure, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee is poised to hold a hearing on Monday, as The Hill reports.

After a fair bit of uncertainty and internal discussion, embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has confirmed her plans to heed a subpoena and appear at the proceedings, with the agency stating:

“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.”

Considering the obfuscation in which the agency has already engaged, however, precisely how much clarity will ultimately emerge from the hearing is something that remains to be seen.

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