by Dominic Pino
The agency has a long track record of failures and misconduct.
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A member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division (USSS UD) stands guard outside the White House in Washington July 2024.
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One might think the Secret Service are top-line security experts who uphold the highest professional standards in their work.
They are not. We have known this for years. The questions that are arising about why the shooter at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally wasn’t stopped before firing on the former president Saturday are sure to put more scrutiny on the agency in the coming days. And it will hardly be the first time.
About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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One might think the Secret Service are top-line security experts who uphold the highest professional standards in their work.
They are not. We have known this for years. The questions that are arising about why the shooter at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally wasn’t stopped before firing on the former president Saturday are sure to put more scrutiny on the agency in the coming days. And it will hardly be the first time.
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About the Author
Dominic Pino is a former economics editor and Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review and the former host of the American Institute for Economic Research podcast Econception.
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