A whistleblower has reportedly stepped forward, accusing the Secret Service of informing the team of former President Donald Trump that it lacked the necessary resources to ensure the security of a proposed rally in Wisconsin.
This revelation was made public by Senator Josh Hawley, who stated that the whistleblower's account was delivered to his office.
As reported by The Post Millennial, Senator Hawley penned a letter to the Acting Director of the Secret Service, Ronald Rowe, querying whether such a denial had indeed taken place. Hawley highlighted that if the allegations were true, the Secret Service had effectively compelled the Trump campaign to abandon their planned event in Wisconsin.
The Senator further elaborated, "Other whistleblowers with knowledge of Secret Service planning protocols allege that failure to provide protection for a major public event is highly unusual and that a sitting president would never be denied resources in this way."
The allegations put forth by the whistleblower, if proven accurate, would contradict the statements made by Rowe during a recent press conference. Rowe had asserted that Trump was receiving the same level of Secret Service resources as the current president.
Hawley pointed out a potential discrepancy, stating, "That same night, Secret Service secured a rally for Vice President [Kamala] Harris in Madison, Wisconsin." He further added, "Yet, according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of that exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president."
The Senator suggested the existence of a "double standard" that could be influencing the Secret Service's approach to presidential campaign security. He posed a question to the Secret Service, asking, Has the Secret Service ever told President [Joe] Biden or Vice President Harris that the agency could not secure a campaign event of their choosing?
This development comes on the heels of the U.S. Senate unanimously passing a bill mandating the Secret Service to extend presidential-level protection to major presidential and vice presidential candidates. The bill, which has already been passed by the House, is now awaiting President Joe Biden's signature.
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