Trump forced to cancel Wisconsin rally after Secret Service says it ‘did not have sufficient assets’ to secure event: whistleblower

In a letter to Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Hawley asked if the denial occurred noting that if so, the Secret Service “effectively forced the Trump campaign to cancel an upcoming event in Wisconsin.”

Hawley continued, “Other whistleblowers with knowledge of Secret Service planning protocols allege that failure to provide protection for a major public event is highly unusual and that a sitting president would never be denied resources in this way.”

If the whistleblower’s allegations are accurate, Hawley noted that the claims contradict what Rowe said during a press conference last Friday held to provide an update on the Secret Service’s internal investigation into the first of two assassination attempts on Trump. During the presser, Rowe claimed Trump is “getting everything that the current president has with respect to Secret Service assets.”

Hawley added, “That same night, Secret Service secured a rally for Vice President [Kamala] Harris in Madison, Wisconsin."

"Yet, according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of that exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president."

Hawley suggested that a “double standard” that may be influencing the presidential campaign security by the Secret Service.

Hawley then asked, “Has the Secret Service ever told President [Joe] Biden or Vice President Harris that the agency could not secure a campaign event of their choosing?”

The Missouri Senator released the whistleblower statement following the US Senate unanimously passing a bill that requires the Secret Service to extend presidential-level protection to major presidential and vice presidential candidates. The bill passed the House last week and now heads to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature.