The election season is intensifying, with just a month remaining before the final vote. As Donald Trump garners momentum in these crucial last weeks, the Biden-Harris administration may be attempting to hinder Trump’s ability to campaign in significant swing states. Recent reports suggest that Trump recently had to cancel a planned rally in the vital battleground state of Wisconsin after the Secret Service denied him sufficient protection resources.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) addressed this issue in a letter to Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service, referencing allegations from a whistleblower who claimed that the cancellation was due to the agency’s lack of “adequate assets” to ensure the safety of the Republican presidential nominee.
Hawley wrote.
I write concerning new whistleblower allegations that the U.S. Secret Service effectively forced the Trump campaign to cancel an upcoming event in Wisconsin. This new information calls into question your recent public statements regarding the level of security your agency is providing to the former president. It also suggests that the Secret Service’s inability to fully protect former President Trump may be affecting the conduct of the presidential campaign.
This raises significant concerns, not only about the ability of the Secret Service to protect Donald Trump but also because Wisconsin is a critical battleground state. In 2016, Trump narrowly won Wisconsin, only to lose by around 20,000 votes in 2020.
While Kamala Harris has a slight advantage in Wisconsin according to the polls, she lags behind where both Biden and Hillary Clinton polled in their respective races against Trump. If the polls in 2024 are off by similar or even slightly smaller margins compared to past years, Trump may be marginally ahead in Wisconsin.
Hawley continued.
At your recent press conference on September 20, you stated that former President Trump is receiving ‘the highest level of Secret Service protection’ and ‘he’s getting everything’ that ‘the current president has with respect to Secret Service assets.’ That same night, Secret Service secured a rally for Vice President Harris in Madison, Wisconsin.
It seems the Secret Service – an agency under the Biden-Harris administration – is strategically leveraging federal resources to thwart Trump’s campaign efforts in a pivotal swing state.
Hawley’s letter continued.
Yet according to a whistleblower with direct knowledge of the exchange, Secret Service recently told the Trump campaign that it did not have sufficient assets to secure a potential campaign rally in Wisconsin for the former president. 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.
If true, this apparent double standard contradicts your public statements and raises troubling questions.
Once again, it appears the Biden-Harris administration may be using the federal government as a weapon against their political opponents.