In response to the allegations, Hawley sent a letter to the agency’s acting director, Ronald Rowe, requesting clarification. He questioned earlier statements from the Secret Service that assured Trump would receive adequate protection during campaign events. “This new information calls into question your recent public statements regarding the level of security your agency is providing to the former president,” Hawley wrote. The senator further suggested that the whistleblower’s testimony indicates the Secret Service’s inability to protect Trump may be affecting the presidential race. Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, just held a Wisconsin rally five days ago with adequate Secret Service protection, leading some to speculate as to whether the agency is engaging in election meddling. Hawley pressed Rowe to answer if the agency has told President Joe Biden or Harris that the agency “could not secure a campaign event of their choosing.” “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,” Hawley wrote.Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has claimed that a whistleblower has come forward alleging that the U.S. Secret Service effectively pressured former President Donald Trump’s campaign to cancel a planned rally in Wisconsin, a key battleground state.
🚨🚨 NEW - A whistleblower tells me the Secret Service DENIED the Trump campaign the resources & manpower for a rally in Wisconsin. That contradicts Rowe, who said Trump, Harris & Biden were all getting the same protection. Harris held a WI rally last week pic.twitter.com/wRAKuFRWQV Hawley’s letter came on the same day the Senate unanimously passed a bill ensuring that current and future presidential candidates, including Trump and Harris, receive the same level of Secret Service protection as sitting presidents. The House had already passed the bill by a vote of 405-0, and it now awaits Biden’s signature. In a post on X, the day after the letter was sent, Hawley said that Rowe called him personally, denying the whistleblower claims, adding that Rowe “refuses to respond in writing.” During an interview with Fox News host Jessie Watters, Hawley said the whistleblower, who has “direct knowledge of the situation,” said the Secret Service advised the Trump team they would have to cancel a rally in Wisconsin because the agency could not protect him and adequately staff it. “This calls into question, Jesse, what they're saying about staffing. It calls into question what they're saying about parity between Harris and Trump, and once again, it underscores the fact they're not telling us the whole truth,” Hawley said.
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 25, 2024
🚨 NEW: A whistleblower tells me that the Secret Service told the Trump campaign they could NOT secure a rally for Trump in WI
This DIRECTLY contradicts what the Secret Service has said publicly. And it's conveniently stopping Trump from campaigning weeks before the election pic.twitter.com/XPdn6vCBxx
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 25, 2024
