On July 11, 2025, Paul Jacob covered the suspensions of key Secret Service personnel in “Secret Stupidity?”
The next day, the General Accounting Office (GAO) came out with a new report, revealing “that the Secret Service received classified intelligence regarding a threat to Trump’s life ten days before the rally, but failed to share the information with other key agencies,” explains a FoxNews story.
“It also identified a series of procedural and planning mistakes, including ‘misallocation of resources, lack of training and pervasive communication failures’ that led to the near assassination,” the FoxNews coverage declares.
Senator Chuck Grassley (R‑Iowa), who ordered the report, blames the failures on “years of mismanagement.” But what else could he say?