Trump accuses Dems of withholding Secret Service agents to hamper his campaign

Former President Donald Trump on Monday accused the Democrats of withholding Secret Service staff necessary to ensure his security as a means of hampering his candidacy.

Trump has faced two alleged assassination attempts. In July, he sustained a gunshot wound to the ear when Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally. Last week, the Trump campaign announced that he had been briefed on threats to his life from Iran.

"The Democrats are interfering with my Campaign by not giving us the proper number of people within Secret Service that are necessary for Security," he posted on Truth Social. "They’re using them for themselves, even though they don’t need them - they draw 'flies' - because they have no crowds, and for people like the President of Iran, who is doing everything possible to kill me."

"We need more Secret Service, and we need them NOW. It is ELECTION INTERFERENCE that we have to turn away thousands of people from arenas and venues because it is not being provided to us," he said. "Congress just authorized Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in money and help, and with the weak crowd participation that the Democrats get, there should be plenty 'left over' for the Republican Party."

"Hopefully the people of Wisconsin, and other areas where thousands are turned away, will realize that this is just another Democrat ploy!" he concluded.

The Secret Service itself has also attracted scrutiny for its handling of the first attempt. A Senate report this month, for instance, found that the incident was preventable and the result of security failures on the part of the agency.