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Sean Curran, the caput of President-elect Trump's idiosyncratic Secret Service information detail, is expected to go the agency's adjacent director.
"President Trump volition beryllium naming Sean Curran, who heads his idiosyncratic detail, to beryllium Secret Service Director," the president-elect's son, Donald Trump Jr., announced connected X Friday.
"Sean is simply a large patriot and volition halt each the insanity erstwhile and for all. There’s not a amended idiosyncratic to beryllium successful this position!"
Former President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike candidate, pumps his fist arsenic helium is rushed offstage during a rally July 13, 2024, successful Butler, Pa. Secret Service Agent Sean Curran is lasting to his right. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Curran was among the radical of heroic agents who rushed connected stage to shield Trump with their bodies during a failed assassination effort successful Butler, Pennsylvania, that near 2 dormant and the campaigner with an wounded to his ear.
Curran appears adjacent to Trump successful a bid of photos showing the erstwhile and aboriginal president returning to his feet, humor moving down his look and raising a fist, prompting cheers from the audience.
Sean Curran (back left) accompanies President-elect Trump into the arena during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden Nov. 16, 2024, successful New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Three bystanders were shot. They were firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, who died from his injuries; David Dutch, 57; and James Copenhaver, 74, some of whom survived.
In the aftermath, Trump praised the members of his idiosyncratic item and defended them from criticism.
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Sean Curran pictured down President-elect Trump astatine a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City. (FOX 5 New York)
"Trump wanted idiosyncratic helium could trust, and they intelligibly person formed a enslaved aft Pennsylvania," said Bill Gage, a erstwhile Secret Service cause nether presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
"Even with each of the mistakes successful Butler, the mistakes were from the beforehand team. The agents assigned to Trump and Curran performed precisely arsenic trained."
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Former President Obama speaks with President-elect Trump during the authorities ceremonial work for erstwhile President Carter astatine the Washington National Cathedral successful Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2025. Secret Service Agent Sean Curran is seated successful the inheritance wearing a bluish tie. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Curran maintains a debased illustration but is often pictured astatine Trump's side.
He adjacent has fans connected TikTok.
The effort connected Trump's beingness led to aggravated scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service and the resignation of Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Ronald Rowe Jr. took her spot arsenic acting director.
President-elect Trump and his woman Melania Trump get to the U.S. Capitol Jan. 8, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
A 2nd failed assassination effort connected Trump successful September sounded adjacent much alarms.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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