Americans lack trust in Secret Service to protect candidates post-Trump shooting: Survey
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SUMMARY
A recent survey shows that public trust in the U.S. Secret Service has declined following last month's failed assassination attempt on former President Trump. The Associated Press/NORC Research Center poll reveals that only 31% of respondents are "extremely" or "very confident" in the agency's ability to protect political candidates. About 40% are "somewhat" confident, while 28% have little to no confidence. The incident, where Trump was grazed by a bullet at a rally in Butler, PA, left one attendee dead and two others critically injured. The Secret Service has faced intense criticism, leading to the resignation of Director Kimberly Cheatle. The poll also found that 72% of respondents blame the Secret Service for the failure, and 78% believe political division in the U.S. contributed to the assassination attempt. The survey, conducted among 1,143 people from July 25th-29th, has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points.
