GOP demands Trump have ‘same lev­el’ Secret Ser­vice pro­tec­tion as Biden after 2nd assas­si­na­tion attempt

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<div>GOP demands Trump have 'same level' Secret Service protection as Biden after 2nd assassination attempt</div>

FIRST ON FOX: Repub­li­can sen­a­tors are demand­ing the Secret Ser­vice (USSS) increase for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump’s secu­ri­ty fol­low­ing a sec­ond assas­si­na­tion attempt against him in just over two months. “It is imper­a­tive that the USSS detail assigned to Pres­i­dent Trump be afford­ed addi­tion­al pro­tec­tive resources, includ­ing greater staffing capa­bil­i­ties that would allow agents to secure a broad­er perime­ter,” Sens. Roger Mar­shall, R‑Kan., and Tom­my Tuberville, R‑Ala., penned in a let­ter to Act­ing Direc­tor Ronald Rowe on Tues­day. The sec­ond assas­si­na­tion attempt took place on Sun­day at Trump Inter­na­tion­al Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Flori­da, where the for­mer pres­i­dent w …