House Assassination Attempt task force member Rep. Mike Waltz says there are many things the U.S. Secret Service can do to open up more resources to provide details to protectees most at risk.
At the top of the list is cutting back 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter's protective detail.
It comes as Congress weighs appropriating more funds to the USSS in the wake of two separate assassination attempts against Donald Trump and an increased scrutiny on the agency.
Rep. Waltz proposed three quick things he thinks can be done to better allocate resources rather than just pumping more money into the agency.
The first two, he said on X, is to 'fix the broken protocols' and 'hold leadership accountable for failures.'
The latter is something Republicans have demanded ever since Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 – and the pressure led to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning in the wake of the attack.
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At the top of the list is cutting back 99-year-old former President Jimmy Carter's protective detail.
It comes as Congress weighs appropriating more funds to the USSS in the wake of two separate assassination attempts against Donald Trump and an increased scrutiny on the agency.
Rep. Waltz proposed three quick things he thinks can be done to better allocate resources rather than just pumping more money into the agency.
The first two, he said on X, is to 'fix the broken protocols' and 'hold leadership accountable for failures.'
The latter is something Republicans have demanded ever since Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 – and the pressure led to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning in the wake of the attack.
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