Posted on 07/12/2025 8:36:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Still reveling in his political comeback after surviving two near-miss assassination attempts, last December, then-President-elect Trump stopped by the Christmas party of the Secret Service detail that was responsible for both saving his life and the failures that nearly ended it.
Trump, at the time, responded to the mixed feelings in trademark fashion: He regaled the agents gathered for some light-hearted celebration after a turbulent few months but didn’t mince words for one junior agent who was charged with leading security for the Butler and he appeared to hold responsible for some of the most glaring failures.
“As you guys can see, that person is no longer welcome here,” he told the crowd, elaborating that he didn’t want this agent anywhere near him ever again, according to several Secret Service sources familiar with his comments.
Fast forward seven months, just days away from the one-year anniversary of the failures at the Butler rally: The Secret Service announced limited disciplinary actions for those it deemed responsible for security lapses. Six agents, including Myosoty Perez, whom Trump was referring to at the December party, have been placed on 10-42 days of unpaid leave for their roles in the egregious security breaches.
We’re Not Going To “Fire [Our] Way Out of This”
No agents were fired, and the Secret Service argued that the entire agency had failed, not just the individuals, so firings wouldn’t solve the problem.
Matt Quinn, the agency’s deputy director, told CBS News that they “weren’t going to fire [their] way out of this,” stressing instead they would be “laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem.”
The Secret Service didn’t disclose their names, roles, or where they fell in the 10-42 suspension. RealClearPolitics, however, revealed the names of the six suspended agents on Thursday, along with the outraged reaction
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When you do a shit job, expect blowback.
They did it to JFK.
Does anyone think they’ve gotten better with age?
Yes, they let it happen. They planned events on the same day for "Dr Jill" and Kamala and pulled Trumps experienced SS detail to cover them. I think they put the least experienced SS in charge of covering the Trump rally where they hoped something would happen.
That is the only way, short prison and/or execution
I still want to know what happened to the white van with explosives found in it. It was seen being hauled off by police not far from the Butler rally site later that night. We still don’t know anything about the alleged accomplice Maxwell Yearick.
imagine that excuse in the private sector. “We can’t fire anybody because they all suck.”
Unbelievable.
Who is Maxwell Yearick?
Matt Quinn, the agency’s deputy director, told CBS News that they “weren’t going to fire [their] way out of this,” stressing instead they would be “laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem.”
Hangings always seem to work.
New Questions? The old questions haven’t been answered yet.
Americans are getting fed up with cover-up after cover-up by the US govt.
I wonder if their intention wasn't for Crooks to make the shot. This thing has a foul smell.
Didn’t Trump promote the tall agent who acted like he knew what he was doing, to head up the SS?
Mr. PEREZ....
You got some Explaining to do.
Yup—this is going to be another DOJ dead end.
Next!
PRISON TIME FOR ALL INVOLVED.
Yes! He’s still head of it.
In professional sports, when the whole team sucks, the manager/head coach and sometimes the general manager get sacked.
No mention of the fact that Trump hired Obi One Nairobi last December for part of his security team. He checks out every site in the US that the President travels to or holds an event.
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