The Secret Service Risked ‘Mission Effectiveness’ with Understaffing, Watchdog Says ^42.3%

NOTUS - By Derek Hawkins - 7/2/2026, 11:51 PM

Appeal to Authority 70.9% - Negativity Bias 43.5% - Availability Heuristic 12.1%

The Secret Service was understaffed by more than 20% when a gunman tried to kill then-candidate Donald Trump at a 2024 campaign rally in Pennsylvania, and agents missed multiple opportunities to disrupt the attack, according to a pair of inspector general reports released Thursday. The reports also found that the service lacked an... more