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Former Secret Service Agent Suggests Agency Has Political Bias Against Trump Following Second Assassination Attempt

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A former Secret Service agent alleged on Tuesday that political bias has permeated the agency, following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, during an appearance on Fox News. (Screenshot/Fox News)
A former Secret Service agent alleged on Tuesday that political bias has permeated the agency following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
In an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” former Secret Service agent Richard Staropoli accused the Secret Service of allowing “personal political feelings to permeate the senior most levels,” and suggested a breakdown in the nonpartisan integrity that the service is mandated to uphold. Staropoli further alleged that bias has trickled down to field agents, potentially compromising their duty to protect.
“He [Trump] describes it as the most dangerous business, a very dangerous business, it shouldn’t be. This is why the Secret Service exists, yet somewhere along the line, they’ve allowed their own personal political feelings to permeate the senior most levels of the Secret Service,” Staropoli told Laura Ingraham. “And that has made its way down to the level of the field agents, the Secret Service is broken. They are not doing their job.”
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Trump described campaigning as a “dangerous business” during a Tuesday Town hall in Michigan, according to USA Today. Trump hosted the town hall just days after Secret Service agents foiled an assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday, which follows a previous attack in July where Trump was wounded and an attendee killed at a Pennsylvania rally.
With a career spanning over two decades, including high-stakes assignments with Presidents Clinton and Bush, Staropoli said he understood the pressures and challenges of the job, however, the recent failures around Trump’s security disturbs him. He argued that the agency should have anticipated the threat at a location Trump frequented.
“The Secret Service with a $4 billion budget and 7 ,000 employees can’t predict and can’t pre-post an event that’s going to happen on a golf course,” he added. “That the president not only owns but has been golfing on every Sunday for the last 20 years.”
Staropoli delved into the details of the first assassination attempt allegedly orchestrated by Thomas Crooks, emphasizing the agency’s missteps throughout the process.
“Let’s add in the fact that you exposed of the body the way too quickly, you contaminated that crime scene and quite simply has any Secret Service agent even interviewed the family what what’s going on here,” he added. “They have left totally unresolved questions and have fed into conspiracy theories that we will be talking about 50 and 60 years from now, this could have all been avoided if the acting director simply would have stepped in front of the cameras right from the outset.”
The Secret Service requested a budget increase from Congress following the second assassination . Amidst negotiations, some lawmakers advocated for more funds while others demanded new leadership.
The Secret Service did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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Amazon Rainforest Razed To Build Highway For UN Climate Summit

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Ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, developers are carving a four-lane highway through protected tracts of the Amazon rainforest to ease travel for attendees.
The highway, one of several infrastructure projects fast-tracked for the summit, is meant to ease congestion for the more than 50,000 attendees expected in November. The state government insists the road is a “sustainable” development with wildlife crossings, bike lanes and solar lighting, but local critics argue it contradicts the very mission of the climate conference, according to the BBC.
“Everything was destroyed,” Claudio Verequete, a local resident whose family depended on the açaí trees that once stood where the road now cuts through the forest, told the BBC. “Our harvest has already been cut down. We no longer have that income to support our family.”
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The highway, known as Avenida Liberdade, had been shelved multiple times in the past due to environmental concerns but was revived as part of a broader push to modernize Belém ahead of COP30, according to the outlet. State officials say the city’s transformation will leave a lasting legacy, including an expanded airport, new hotels and an ungraded port to accommodate cruise ships.
Adler Silveira, the Brazilian state of Pará’s infrastructure secretary, defended the highway project in a statement to the BBC, calling it an “important mobility intervention” that will benefit the local population long after the summit ends.
Satellite images of the area appear to show miles of cleared land where dense rainforest once stood. Conservationists warn that beyond immediate deforestation, the road could enable further illegal logging and land speculation, fragmenting ecosystems critical to carbon absorption, the BBC reported.
“From the moment of deforestation, there is a loss,” Silvia Sardinha, a wildlife veterinarian at a university near the site of the new highway, told the BBC. “Land animals will no longer be able to cross to the other side, reducing the areas where they can live and breed.”
The annual UN Climate Change Conference gathers world leaders, lawmakers, scientists and industry representatives to negotiate global climate policy. Discussions typically center around greenhouse gas emissions, phasing out fossil fuel, adapting industries to climate benchmarks and enforcing international agreements like the Paris Accord, as well as topics like deforestation. At previous summits, speakers have advocated for policies such as taxing meat products and naming extreme heat events to create greater awareness of temperature changes. Taliban officials from Afghanistan also attended the COP29 in 2024, as UN agencies reportedly considered unlocking funds for the nation to combat climate crises. The COP28 the year prior included a discussion on sustainable yachting.
The Amazon rainforest, previously called the “lungs of the Earth,” now reportedly emits more carbon dioxide than it absorbs due to rampant deforestation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Attendees of the 2025 climate summit are expected to include representatives from nearly every UN member state, as well as corporate leaders in the renewable energy industry such as Siemens Gamesa.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s president, remarked that “it’s a COP in the Amazon, not a COP about the Amazon,” adding the conference will be “historic and a landmark” in a February press release. The COP30 summit is scheduled for Nov. 10 through Nov. 21.
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USAID reportedly burning, shredding classified documents

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By Casey Harper
The U.S. Agency for International Development is facing criticism after news broke that federal employees were reportedly told to burn or shred classified documents.
USAID has been the center of controversy since President Donald Trump took office, and billionaire Elon Musk directed the Department of Government Efficiency to expose a slew of spending items widely mocked and criticized, from transgender operas to propaganda overseas and more.
A senior USAID official reportedly sent a memo to employees directing them to destroy the documents, raising questions about legality and transparency at the embattled agency.
“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” reads the email obtained by Politico.
Hans von Spakovsky, a legal expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation, wrote on X that “these employees are committing felonies under 18 USC 1519 in destroying Gov documents,” arguing that they “should all be criminally prosecuted especially acting director of USAID.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week that 83% of of USAID contracts were terminated, though a federal judge has limited the federal government’s ability to stop paying out at least some contracts. Where this lands legally remains unclear as it works its way through the courts.
“In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department,” Rubio said.
Casey Harper
D.C. Bureau Reporter
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