Secret Service Bias Against Trump Exposed 

A former Secret Service agent alleged on Tuesday that political bias has infiltrated the agency following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

In an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” former Secret Service agent Richard Staropoli accused the agency of allowing “personal political feelings to permeate the senior most levels” and suggested that this has compromised its nonpartisan integrity. He claimed that this bias has trickled down to field agents, potentially affecting their ability to protect.

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Former Secret Service agent suggests agency has political bias against Trump following second assassination attempt https://t.co/IDhpNI70LA

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“He [Trump] describes it as the most dangerous business, a very dangerous business, it shouldn’t be. This is why the Secret Service exists, yet somewhere along the line, they’ve allowed their own personal political feelings to permeate the senior most levels of the Secret Service,” Staropoli told Laura Ingraham. “And that has made its way down to the level of the field agents, the Secret Service is broken. They are not doing their job.”

Trump described campaigning as a “dangerous business” during a Tuesday town hall in Michigan, according to USA Today. This town hall took place just days after Secret Service agents thwarted an assassination attempt at his Florida golf course, which followed a previous attack in July that left Trump wounded and an attendee dead at a Pennsylvania rally.

With over two decades of experience, including assignments with Presidents Clinton and Bush, Staropoli expressed concern over recent failures in Trump’s security. He argued that the agency should have anticipated threats at a location frequently visited by Trump. “The Secret Service with a $4 billion budget and 7,000 employees can’t predict and can’t pre-post an event that’s going to happen on a golf course,” he said. “That the president not only owns but has been golfing on every Sunday for the last 20 years.”

Staropoli also discussed the first assassination attempt allegedly planned by Thomas Crooks, highlighting the agency’s missteps throughout the investigation. “Let’s add in the fact that you exposed of the body way too quickly, you contaminated that crime scene and quite simply has any Secret Service agent even interviewed the family? What’s going on here?” he asked. “They have left totally unresolved questions and have fed into conspiracy theories that we will be talking about 50 and 60 years from now; this could have all been avoided if the acting director simply would have stepped in front of the cameras right from the outset.”

Where was the Secret Service presence?: Richard Staropolihttps://t.co/IyB7N1lNgz pic.twitter.com/0oAm3NFBO0

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In response to the second assassination attempt, the Secret Service requested a budget increase from Congress. Amid negotiations, some lawmakers supported additional funds while others called for new leadership.

The Secret Service did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.