As gunshots rang out during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, Secret Service agents quickly formed a protective circle around the former president and escorted him off the platform to a waiting vehicle.
The Security Challenge of Open-Air Venues Brian Gant, a former Secret Service agent who was active during the Obama administration, told The Epoch Times that the agents' primary focus would be to seal off the area and remove Trump from danger immediately.
The recent incident with former President Trump demonstrates that even with extensive precautions, determined attackers may still find opportunities.
"I'm hopeful there will be an increase in security." 'Let Me Get My Shoes' Jeff James, a retired Secret Service agent who rose to the rank of assistant special agent in charge, told The Epoch Times that the agents train for moments like the attempted assassination of the 45th president.
He said that the Secret Service agents should have gotten President Trump into the armored car sooner.
Mr. James noted that the assassination attempt is the first legitimate attack on the life of a president since President Ronald Reagan was shot as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington on March 30, 1981.
"These events are monsters for the Secret Service because your perimeter expands exponentially," said Mr. James, who started his career during the Clinton administration and served through President Trump's first year in office.
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