Following the second attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in a two-month span, members of Congress say that that Secret Service is « redlined. »
After two attempts on former President Donald Trump’s life in a two-month span, the latest thwarted on Sunday, members of a congressional task force say that the Secret Service is lacking in funds and personnel.
« The Secret Service told us very clearly [last Thursday] that they are redlined – they are working overtime, double overtime », Rep. Mike Kelly, head of the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump, told « America’s Newsroom. »
« These folks are burned out.
« We keep hearing they don’t have enough men, they don’t have enough money », the Pennsylvania Republican continued. « They claim they don’t have enough personnel that they can put in place. »
The understaffing comes as, according to Rep.
