Sean Curran, the head of President-elect Trump's personal Secret Service security division, is expected to become the agency's next director.
“President Trump will nominate Sean Curran, head of the Office of Personal Intelligence, to head the Secret Service,” the president-elect's son, Donald Trump Jr., announced on X Friday.
“Sean is a great patriot and will stop all the madness once and for all. There is no one more qualified for this position!”
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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, raises his fist as he is rushed off the stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. On the right stands Secret Service agent Sean Curran. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Mr. Curran was among a group of heroic operatives who rushed to the stage and physically shielded President Trump during the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left two people dead and the candidate injured in his ear.
Mr. Curran appeared next to Mr. Trump and the video showed the former president and president-elect standing up with blood streaming down their faces and pumping their fists, drawing cheers from the audience.
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Sean Curran (back left) escorts President-elect Trump into the arena during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 16, 2024. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Three bystanders were shot and killed. They were Firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, who died from his injuries; David Dutch, 57 years old. and James Copenhaver, 74, both survive.
In the aftermath, President Trump praised members for personal details and defended them from criticism.
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Sean Curran is pictured behind President-elect Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (FOX5 New York)
Bill Gage, a former Secret Service official under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, said, “Mr. “It was,” he said.
“For all of Butler's mistakes, the mistakes were made by the advance team. The agents assigned to Trump and Curran acted exactly as trained.”
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Former President Obama speaks with President-elect Trump at the state funeral of former President Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2025. On January 9, 2025, Secret Service agent Sean Curran sits in the back wearing a blue tie. (Robert Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Curran keeps a low profile, but is often photographed alongside Trump.
he even has TikTok fans.
The attempt on President Trump's life led to intense scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service and the resignation of Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Ronald Lowe Jr. replaced her as acting director.
President-elect Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2025. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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The second assassination attempt on President Trump in September set off an even bigger alarm.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
