Agent who shielded Trump in Butler, Pa., to lead Secret Service

Jan 23

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor )

President Donald Trump tapped Sean Curran, the head of his personal security detail, to lead the Secret Service on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Curran was one of the first agents to rush on stage when a gunman opened fire at Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July.

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In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump called Curran a “brilliant leader” and said he “proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin’s bullet.”

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“I have complete and total confidence in Sean to make the United States Secret Service stronger than ever before,” Trump said.

Curran will replace Ronald Rowe as the agency’s director. Rowe took over as the head of the Secret Service in July after then-Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency came under scrutiny in the wake of the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

“Sean has 23 years of Law Enforcement experience, starting his career in [the] Secret Service in 2001, as a Special Agent in the Newark Field Office, where he conducted protection, intelligence, investigations, recruitment, and logistics support for the district,” Trump wrote.

He continued, “During my First Term, Sean served as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division, with direct oversight and responsibility of multiple protectees, and enhanced security plans for my residences.”

Secret Service agents thwarted a second assassination attempt on Trump’s life in September while he was golfing in Florida. An agent spotted a gunman in the bushes. The suspect escaped but local sheriff’s deputies later captured him.

Tags: Assassination, Donald Trump, Florida, United States Secret Service, Truth Social, Pennsylvania, shooting

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

TURNING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S LATEST APPOINTMENTS — THE PRESIDENT HAS TAPPED HIS PERSONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR, SEAN CURRAN, TO HEAD THE SECRET SERVICE.

CURRAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AGENTS TO RUSH ON STAGE WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT A CAMPAIGN RALLY IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA IN JULY.

A BULLET HIT TRUMP’S EAR, BLOODYING HIM AS HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SPEECH.

IN A POST ON HIS TRUTH SOCIAL PLATFORM, — TRUMP CALLED CURRAN A “BRILLIANT LEADER” AND SAID HE QUOTE “PROVED HIS FEARLESS COURAGE WHEN HE RISKED HIS OWN LIFE TO HELP SAVE MINE FROM AN ASSASSIN’S BULLET.”

CURRAN WILL REPLACE RONALD ROWE AS THE AGENCY’S DIRECTOR.

ROWE TOOK OVER AS THE HEAD OF THE SECRET SERVICE IN JULY AFTER THEN-DIRECTOR KIMBERLY CHEATLE RESIGNED IN THE WAKE OF **THAT** ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, IN WHAT MANY BELIEVE WERE FAILURES BY AGENTS TO SECURE THE BUILDING WHERE THE SHOOTER FIRED FROM.

A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE ON TRUMP’S LIFE WHILE HE WAS GOLFING IN FLORIDA IN SEPTEMBER. AN AGENT SPOTTED A GUNMAN IN THE BUSHES, HE THEN TOOK OFF BUT WAS LATER CAPTURED BY LOCAL SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES.