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As Congress holds hearings and seeks to uncover the multitude of Secret Service shortcomings that resulted in the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Secret Service officials are repeatedly failing to provide essential information and appear disorganized.
They seem unaware of basic details such as leadership and coordination with local authorities, resembling the Keystone Cops.
However, a new House Bill may offer a solution to prevent another significant breakdown within the Secret Service.
Our country was millimeters away from a presidential assassination.
My bill ensures all presidential candidates are protected and requires the Secret Service Director to be confirmed by the Senate.
USSS Directors MUST be capable and apolitical.
— Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) August 5, 2024
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and five other House Republicans are supporting a bill that proposes to subject the Secret Service Director to a confirmation process in the Senate.
The nominee would first be voted on by the committee of jurisdiction, followed by a vote in the entire chamber.
A similar bill was also introduced in the Senate last month, aiming to establish a ten-year term limit for the director position. Currently, the president appoints the Secret Service Director.
Additionally, the bill would mandate the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide presidential and vice-presidential candidates with a security rationale within 14 days of decisions being made.
Following the shooting incident involving Trump and two rally attendees on July 13, which resulted in one fatality, the Secret Service has come under intense scrutiny.
Both the House and Senate are now posing tough questions regarding how a 20-year-old individual was able to access a rooftop just outside a security perimeter, despite being observed by both law enforcement and rally attendees before firing multiple shots.
Pfluger emphasized the necessity of the bill, stating that it directly addresses these concerns.
“In today’s highly divisive political climate, the DHS Secretary owes all presidential candidates fair, apolitical, timely, and transparent consideration of USSS protection. Our country was millimeters away from a presidential assassination. We must provide adequate security for all presidential candidates – no matter their party affiliation.”
Pfluger emphasized that Senate confirmation of the role would guarantee that nominees are “competent and nonpartisan.”
The recent track record of the Secret Service, which is responsible for safeguarding the President of the United States and other high-ranking officials, has been questionable under former director Kimberly Cheatle.
Trump had sought additional security measures for about two years before the shooting but was refused due to resource constraints cited by the agency.
The Secret Service also declined to provide protection to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite his family’s history of assassination.
Senators Chuck Grassley(R-IA) and Catherine Cortez Masto(D-Nev.) have introduced the ‘Protect Act’ that would require Senate confirmation for all future USSS Directors. This would remove it from being a presidential appointment and bring it line with other federal law enforcement…
— Robbie Mouton (@mcgmouton57) July 27, 2024
This would remove it from being a presidential appointment and bring it line with other federal law enforcement agencies. It would also promote transparency and accountability.
Biden appointee Cheatle resigned ten days after the assassination attempt following a disastrous appearance before the House Oversight Committee.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, who faced similar scrutiny during an appearance before the Senate Judiciary and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees, replaced Cheatle.
The Secret Service is in need of a significant overhaul, and if Donald Trump were to be reelected, this would likely occur. However, the FBI is currently leading the investigation into the assassination attempt on Trump.
There has been speculation about former Secret Service agent and radio talk show host Dan Bongino potentially becoming FBI Director in a second Trump administration.
In a recent interview with the Daily Signal, Bongino expressed that he would only consider the role if President Trump personally desired it, emphasizing his commitment to serving his country.
The bipartisan concern for ensuring that those responsible for protecting the president are highly qualified and well-trained goes beyond just accountability. It remains uncertain when or if the bill addressing this issue will be voted on.
I know that I can’t be the only one who would like to see this man as the Director of the Secret Service.
He definitely is qualified.
If I was in charge of hiring…
hands down I would offer the job to Dan Bongino
.@dbongino pic.twitter.com/QZtk9g9108— Penny Lane (@Penny_FL13) July 23, 2024
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