Staff Reports
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has once again taken the lead in exposing the sheer inadequacy of the federal agencies tasked with protecting America’s former president. With fresh reports of a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Hawley detailed shocking revelations from whistleblowers about the Secret Service’s apparent flub during what should have been a routine day of leisure at the Trump National Golf Club. It raises the question: Is the Secret Service guarding Trump, or are they merely playing a game of golf?
According to sources that Hawley cited, gunshots rang out while the former president was enjoying a round with friends, only to be followed by the speedy capture of the prime suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh. So what went wrong? Hawley made it clear that the Secret Service has a history of securing Trump’s golfing escapades—highlighting “many, many times” they’ve been on the ball. However, the whistleblowers have indicated that there were serious protocol lapses. It seems like the Secret Service didn’t know their tee from their green this past weekend, failing to station agents at expected vulnerability points or even conduct a perimeter sweep before Trump’s tee-off. Apparently, just another day at the office for a government agency.
🚨🚨 NEW – A whistleblower now tells me that Secret Service apparently ignored “known vulnerabilities” surrounding Trump’s golf course, leading to the assassin spending 12 hours in wait
Secret Service must give us answers pic.twitter.com/tkyZCSmeGn
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 19, 2024
The timing couldn’t be worse. This is the second time in just a couple of months that someone has tried to take a shot—literally—at the former commander-in-chief. Hawley’s frustration is palpable as he pointed out that the Secret Service hasn’t been forthcoming with Congress regarding the information needed to scrutinize these incidents. Instead, the agency appears to be using a strategy more suited for a game of poker than national security—stonewalling investigators and keeping the public in the dark about the safety of an American president.
In a separate incident that echoes the current crisis, a rally in Pennsylvania witnessed its own close call with assassination. Here too, Hawley has accused the Secret Service of not doing their job. Local law enforcement is understandably irked, having their own competence called into question due to the federal agency’s lack of responsibility. The ongoing silence from the Secret Service only serves to deepen the sense of unease and suspicion about their ability to protect key figures. It’s almost as if the agency is more interested in avoiding accountability than ensuring safety.
The latest assassination attempt has also caught the eye of law enforcement in Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis has raised serious concerns about the integrity of the investigation. He doesn’t believe that those responsible for the lack of safety should also be conducting the inquiry into what went wrong. The instinct to protect the people is paramount, and having the same federal agencies under scrutiny doing the heavy lifting for any investigation appears reckless at best.
Senator J.D. Vance, who may find himself on the Trump 2024 ticket, echoed the gravity of the situation by emphasizing that another attempt on the former president’s life must never happen again. With the stakes as high as they are, this is a clarion call for action—not just for the safety of one man, but for the security and stability of the nation. The apparent failures of the Secret Service should have every American asking if they are truly up to the task, or if they’re just another government agency playing a round of golf while the rest of the country looks on in disbelief.
