US Secret Service Faces Intense Scrutiny After Trump Shooting

The US Secret Service is facing harsh public scrutiny and investigations as the #assassination attempt of former President Donald #Trump thrusts an agency with a checkered past into the center of a political firestorm. Since Saturday’s shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, #Pennsylvania, Trump allies have blasted the agency over its protection of the former president. Security concerns are particularly acute as thousands descend on #Milwaukee for the start of the #Republican National #Convention on Monday. Although the Secret Service, a unit of the US Department of Homeland Security, provides round-the-clock security to former presidents, Trump’s appearances at mega rallies have posed unique challenges. Some critics have claimed the agency rejected requests from the former president’s team for more protection — a charge that the agency called “absolutely false.” Read more: www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-14/us-secr… Read Bloomberg’s complete RNC coverage 👉bloom.bg/rnc2024 -------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: trib.al/KM4k5RA Subscribe to Bloomberg Originals: trib.al/dJv9Uw8 Bloomberg Quicktake brings you global social video spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. Connect with us on… YouTube: youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktakeNow