Report on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders
A congressional task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service, including protecting fewer foreign leaders during the height of election season and considering moving the agency out of the Homeland Security Department.
The 180-page report by the bipartisan task force released Tuesday is one of the most detailed looks so far into the July assassination attempt against Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania and a second attempt in Florida two months later.
Like the series of other investigations and reports, the task force railed at the agency tasked with protecting the top echelon of America's democratic leaders.
“The events of July 13, 2024, were tragic and preventable, and the litany of related security failures are unacceptable," the authors wrote. "The Secret Service’s zero fail mission allows no margin for error, let alone for the many errors described in this report."
