Barry Donadio Speaks On Assassination Attempt On Trump
A week after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, the Secret Service is under intense scrutiny. The shock was followed by accusations against US intelligence over the series of security lapses. Much is said about the United States Secret Service, but little is known. What is it like to protect the world’s highest-ranking leaders? About the high demands of the job, in which there is no room for mistakes — Julian Stoyanov talks to agent Barry Donadio.
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Agent Barry Donadio has worked in the Secret Service for 10 years. Responsible for the security of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. After Obama's first term, he left the Secret Service and began writing books. He is currently in Milwaukee at the Republican Party Convention as a delegate from Maryland. Just a week after the assassination of former President and current US presidential candidate Donald Trump.
He added: "It all happened so fast and whoever you are, those moments change your life. I heard 3 or 4 shots initially and within seconds the officers were on top of the former president as they continued to shoot. It takes a certain caliber of person. , to be in this position. Even though there is a sacrifice, I'm proud of the way they handled it. Thanks to the staff, I saw him live on stage in Milwaukee yesterday, and Trump was the same as usual as it it never happened,".