Trump Praises Secret Service, Pennsylvania Crowd After Assassination Attempt

Several members of Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), say they want an inquiry into how the Secret Service handled security at the rally.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

Former President Donald Trump praised the U.S. Secret Service for its response to his July 13 assassination attempt, saying in a new interview that its agents came in like “linebackers” to protect him.

“They took him out with one shot right between the eyes,” former President Trump told the New York Post in an exclusive interview, referring to a Secret Service agent who shot the assailant after he fired shots at Saturday’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.