Six Secret Service agents were suspended without pay due to critical security failures during an assassination attempt on President Trump last year. The gunman attacked at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, injuring Trump and killing an attendee. Agency Deputy Director Quinn emphasized that the suspensions range from 10 to 42 days. Moving forward, the agency aims to address the root causes of the failures. Deployments of military-grade drones and improved communication protocols with local law enforcement have since been implemented. A congressional report cited leadership and training issues as major factors in the attack's preventability.
We aren't going to fire our way out of this. We're going to focus on the root cause and fix the deficiencies that put us in that situation.
The attack was tragic and preventable, stemming from preexisting issues in leadership and training.
We are laser-focused on fixing the root cause of the problem.
Secret Service is totally accountable for Butler. Butler was an operational failure.
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