President Trump on Wednesday nominated Sean Curran to head the Secret Service, promoting Sean Curran, Trump's longtime security guard during the assassination attempt last July.
“Sean is a great patriot who has protected my family over the past several years, which is why I trust him to lead the brave men and women of the United States Secret Service,” Trump said in a statement to Truth.・Posted on social media.
Mr. Curran joined the Secret Service in 2001 as a special agent in the Newark field office. He served as assistant special agent in charge of the presidential protection division during President Trump's first term in office.
“Sean has emerged as an outstanding leader capable of directing and leading operational security planning for some of the most complex special security incidents in the history of our nation and the world,” President Trump said. Posted. “He proved his fearless courage when he risked his life to save me from an assassin's bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania. I have full confidence in Sean.”
The Secret Service came under intense scrutiny after President Trump was shot during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. In September, another would-be assassin was able to smuggle a gun around Trump's golf club in Florida. He was arrested by agents before Trump could approach him.
Former Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle resigned in late July following the Butler shooting.
