From Grok concerning the number of secret service agents at the Butler, PA Trump rally where he was shot:
After the incident, Trump’s security was elevated to presidential-level protection, suggesting the initial detail may have been smaller than what followed. Based on the available data, a conservative estimate would place the Secret Service presence directly assigned to Trump’s protection at the rally between 10 and 20 agents, including the close-protection detail, countersnipers, and advance team, though this excludes the broader support from local law enforcement (e.g., 30–40 Pennsylvania State Police troopers and Butler County units).
From Grok concerning the number of secret service agent assigned to Jill Biden at an address in Pittsburgh, PA on the same day as the Butler, PA rally where Trump was shot:
Jill Biden spoke at an Italian Sons and Daughters of America dinner at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, an indoor event with approximately 300–400 attendees, occurring around the same time as Trump’s rally, roughly 50 miles away. Reports suggest a significant Secret Service presence was assigned to her event, but exact figures vary. A whistleblower disclosure, cited by Senator Chuck Grassley in a letter to Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, alleged that communications from July 11, 2024, indicated 12 Secret Service “post-standers” (agents assigned to fixed positions) were allocated to Biden’s Pittsburgh event, compared to only 3 for Trump’s rally. This claim, reported by outlets like American Military News and amplified on X, has not been officially confirmed or denied by the Secret Service in public records.
During a July 22, 2024, congressional hearing, then-Director Cheatle faced questions from Representative William Timmons about reports that the Pittsburgh Secret Service field office sent “four times” as many additional agents to Biden’s event as to Trump’s. Cheatle neither confirmed nor denied the specific 12-to-3 ratio, stating that the total personnel allocated to both events were “comparable to the risk” assessed, and that Trump’s rally had “significantly more assets and resources” overall. She emphasized that no resources were diverted from Trump’s detail to Biden’s, countering speculation of reallocation. However, she did not provide a precise number of agents assigned to Biden, leaving the exact figure unclear.
(emphasis mine in the above information).
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Why did Hunter and Ashley Biden have any secret service agents assigned to them? Why did the new head of secret service allow this to happen? Why is there no audit of the assignation of secret services agents to specific people based on the release of Hunter Biden’s contingent?
