The Secret Service briefly held up former President Donald Trump from taking the stage at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville on Saturday because of a security incident, according to a new report.
Sources told the New York Post the short delay was caused by two individuals bypassing metal detectors at a second screening area in the Music City Center after passing through an initial checkpoint.
The Secret Service reportedly said the two individuals were “credentialed and screened” but were removed from the event for not following the rules for entry.
“It was determined that there was no protective interest with these individuals and there was never a threat to the former president,” the agency said in its statement to the news outlet.
Trump did go on to take the stage at the conference in Nashville, during which he laid out his plan to “ensure that the United States will be…