Six U.S. Secret Service agents have been disciplined over serious security failures during the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The agents, whose identities were not released, received unpaid suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days.
The gunman, who had managed to access a rooftop with direct visibility to the stage, shot Trump in the ear as he was speaking. One person in the crowd was killed and two others were injured before the assailant was shot dead by a sniper.
The incident sparked major investigations and led to the resignation of the agency’s then-director. The current director, Sean Curran, who personally shielded Trump during the shooting, stated that the service had taken “significant measures” to prevent such events from happening again.
In a televised interview to be aired Saturday, Trump said the Secret Service made critical errors, including failing to station an agent on the rooftop and not involving local police in the security communication network. “Mistakes were made. This should not have happened,” he told Lara Trump on Fox News.
Two months after the attempt, another armed man was arrested near one of Trump’s golf courses in Florida, allegedly plotting to assassinate the Republican nominee.
These revelations have reignited public concern over the protection of political figures in the lead-up to the 2026 U.S. presidential election, with the Secret Service under renewed pressure to demonstrate improved readiness.
