Dan Bongino Exposes Secret Service Failures in Fiery Hearing – Are Our Leaders Safe?

In a jaw-dropping congressional hearing, former Secret Service agent and conservative star Dan Bongino didn’t hold back, ripping into his old agency for serious failures that almost cost former President Donald Trump his life. Bongino, who’s now a popular conservative commentator, took to the mic to blast the Secret Service for using outdated technology and weak security measures that left Trump exposed during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The hearing was called to find out how a 20-year-old gunman managed to get on a rooftop just a few hundred yards from where Trump was speaking on July 13th. Investigations revealed a shocking number of security failures, and Bongino didn’t mince words: “The joke in the Secret Service, which is sadly no longer funny when I was there, and it wasn’t funny then either, is they rely on yesterday’s technology tomorrow.”

Bongino laid out the agency’s problems, from old computer systems to outdated weapons that should’ve been replaced years ago. “Everything from computer systems that waste agents’ times filling out time and attendance records they were doing,” he explained, pointing out that even basic gear like slings was only introduced years into his time there—a delay he called “embarrassing.” He also slammed the fact that there was no drone at the rally to keep an eye on the crowd and spot threats. “Now you’re seeing what happens when you don’t have a drone up at a site you could’ve bought for $39.99 on Amazon,” Bongino joked, making it clear just how behind the times the agency is.

Robert Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service after the resignation of Kimberly Cheatle, tried to defend the agency, saying they’re expected to do “more with less.” But Bongino wasn’t buying it. “There isn’t more with less, there is less with less. The Secret Service more-with-less approach only works if you produce more,” he shot back. Bongino pointed out that despite a massive budget increase—from $2.34 billion in 2014 to $3.62 billion in 2024—the agency has delivered less, not more. “A 20-year-old criminal outsmarted them on a drone technology piece of device. You’re telling me that’s more with less? That’s disgusting,” Bongino fumed. “That’s less with more.”

Bongino didn’t stop there. He blasted the agency’s misplaced priorities, saying their talented agents are being wasted on low-level tasks instead of focusing on protecting the president. “Their agents are talented, smart people. They can figure out how to do protection without running down cheap $20 counterfeit notes at 7-Eleven on a Friday night while the president is getting shot in the head,” he declared.

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.@dbongino GOES OFF at Trump assassination attempt forum:

“A 20-year-old criminal outsmarted them on a $40 drone device… that’s disgusting!”

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— Bongino Report (@BonginoReport) August 27, 2024

Bongino, who served in the Secret Service from 1999 to 2011 before becoming a conservative powerhouse, is known for calling out government failures. His frustration hit the roof when more footage from the Butler rally surfaced, showing how easy it was to spot the shooter. “This is a cell phone camera! This is not a zoom, high, telephoto, freaking lens used to film a Marvel movie! It’s a cellphone! You can see the guy clear as day! How did they miss this?!” Bongino demanded. He accused the agency of trying to make Americans “believe the implausible” when they claimed they couldn’t stop the shooter from firing.

Bongino’s fiery testimony was a wake-up call, making it clear that the Secret Service needs to step up its game to protect our leaders. As he pointed out, the stakes are way too high, and the American people deserve better than this from the agency tasked with keeping the president safe.