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Secret Service Didn’t Give Trump Extra Security Because It Didn’t Want to Spend the Money – RedState

Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a member of the House task force looking into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, has some serious questions for the Secret Service.

The lawmaker has raised concerns about the agency’s denial of multiple Trump campaign requests for additional security for the candidate’s rallies. Waltz indicated these requests were denied because of concerns over funding, according to a Fox News exclusive report.

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital his sources within USSS were “frustrated” with their leaders, including how they’ve handled the fallout since Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Waltz suggested he was told Trump had been getting the normal level of protection for a former president, but that USSS leadership was hesitant to grant requests for added security for all of his campaign events as a major party candidate…

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