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SAN ANTONIO — SAN ANTONIO- Right now, the number one question people have is, how can something like this happen at a place where former president Trump is supposed to be the most secure? There are already calls for the head of the Secret Service to be removed.

We turn now to John Morris who spent his career with the border patrol tactical unit ending his career as director of countering transnational organized crime. Today he shared his perspective on what it takes for the Secret Service and local law enforcement to maintain the former president's safety at an event like today.

Morris says the process of protecting people like former president Trump starts from the inside out. Agents create zones where people are and are not allowed to be. Morris says people close to the speaker in this case former president Trump have passed through multiple levels of security.

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/security-breach-at-trump-event-prompts-scrutiny-expert-outlines-protective-measures

Was the head of the Secret Service ever removed for a security failure? As you know, a shooter installed on a rooftop shot at Trump and almost killed him. People were surprised that the security didn't prevent someone from getting to a rooftop near the former President, and consider this to be a major security failure. Was the head of the Secret Service ever removed for a similar security failure in the past?

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    As we are under 24 hours from the incident and don't have very many details about everything that happened and how it occurred I think it is very premature to start making judgements. There are a couple of problems with that article though not which it opens with a claim that he was someplace where he is most secure which I question how that is possible when he is out in public. Second is that there is no mention of any talk of removing the head of the secret service over this. And finally we are talking about a single expert here.
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    Commented Jul 14 at 17:32
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    As a note there has only been 27 heads of the secret service along with 1 acting head so it doesn't seem like this is hard to find. That the the director when Kennedy was assassinated stayed in that position for another 10 years.
    – Joe W
    Commented Jul 14 at 17:51
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    What does "a similar security failure" mean? James J. Maloney was apparently sacked by Truman because he sent almost all his men to guard Truman's rival Dewey; though nobody shot Truman, if they had, it would certainly be reckoned a security failure.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jul 15 at 10:40
  • Not similar security failures but security failures: Wikipedia says Julia Pierson resigned following a series of security lapses including intruders in off-limits areas of the White House, although none involved anyone getting shot.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jul 15 at 10:46
  • Is this question about security zones? If not, this question could be improved by removing the large quote that seems irrelevant. The unquoted question body is entirely self contained and is not improved at all with this quote.
    – BurnsBA
    Commented Jul 16 at 14:42

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I have reviewed the list of heads of the Secret Service and the circumstances of their removal. None have had their term ended for reasons of security failure.

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    Julia Pierson resigned after a series of security failures, although none comparable to the Trump shooting. Whether this was a case of "resign or you'll be fired" is unclear.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jul 15 at 10:48
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    @StuartF it generally is a soft firing. Unless something really terrible happened, people in top positions are generally given the opportunity to save face by resigning.
    – Tom
    Commented Jul 15 at 11:57
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    Which, if any, heads have resigned?
    – qwr
    Commented Jul 15 at 17:19

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