{"id":5708,"date":"2026-03-14T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:42:11","slug":"ex-secret-service-agent-dan-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=5708","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Secret Service Agent Dan B"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"314\">Former Secret Service agent <strong data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"43\">Dan Bongino<\/strong> has raised concerns about t<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"314\">he safety of former president <strong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"117\">Donald Trump<\/strong>, warning that several risks are converging at once.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"314\">Bongino, who protected presidents from both parties for over a decade,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"314\">said his concerns come from professional threat assessment, not politics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"615\">He pointed to four main dangers: foreign adversaries, radicalized domestic extremists,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"615\">hostility within parts of the federal bureaucracy, and a security culture influenced by politics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"318\" data-end=\"615\">According to Bongino, these overlapping pressures create <strong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"615\">\u201can unprecedented environment of potential danger.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"895\">Foreign threats remain significant.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"895\">Iran still seeks retaliation over the 2020 strike on Qassem Soleimani, while China has strategic reasons to oppose Trump\u2019s potential return to power.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"895\">Even a single determined attacker exploiting security weaknesses could cause serious harm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1052\">Bongino also warned that heated rhetoric in U.S. politics can fuel radicalization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1052\">Over time, repeated hostile messaging may encourage lone-wolf attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1350\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">He further cautioned against <strong data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1114\">\u201cpoliticized protection,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1350\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">stressing that security decisions must be based on real threats, not partisan tensions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1350\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Bongino concluded that protecting leaders requires objective judgment to avoid the<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1350\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">tragic consequences history has shown when warnings are ignored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino has raised concerns about t he safety of former president Donald Trump, warning that several risks are converging at once. Bongino, who protected presidents from both parties for over a decade, said his concerns come from professional threat assessment, not politics. 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