Trump’s security detail had repeated requests for additional resources and manpower denied, according to insiders who spoke to The Washington Post.
These requests were made over the last two years, said four anonymous sources who were familiar with the requests.
Agents who were part of Trump’s security detail requested magnetometers and more manpower to screen attendees at Trump events. They also requested additional snipers and specialty units for outdoor events.
These requests were regularly denied by senior Secret Service officials, who cited a number of different reasons, including lack of resources.
The denials are said to have caused serious friction between Trump and his aides on the one hand, and Secret Service officials on the other. Trump’s aides believed the Secret Service was not doing enough to protect the former president’s life.
The allegations were confirmed by Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Secret Service. According to the Post, “Guglielmi said the agency had learned new information indicating the agency’s headquarters may have in fact denied some requests for additional security from Trump’s detail and was reviewing documentation to understand the specific interactions better.”
Previously, Guglielmi denied these allegations, and in fact asserted the opposite.
Within hours of the assassination attempt last Saturday, the Federalist’s Sean Davis reported on Twitter that “the former and future president’s detail has been asking for beefed up protection and resources for weeks, but has been rebuffed time and again by Biden’s DHS.”
Davis’s claim was denied by Guglielmi, who claimed that Trump’s detail had recently been bolstered by “protective resources & technology & capabilities.”
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