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Retired U.S. Secret Service Agent David Hoffmann, a 2x All-American soccer star, is weighing in on whether or not his former company dropped the ball throughout the tried assassination of Donald Trump, saying the tragedy by no means ought to’ve occurred.
“I’ll tell you it’s very frustrating,” Hoffmann informed Babcock on the “TMZ Sports“ TV present (airs nightly on FS1) … “it just really pisses you off that this happened.”
The longtime USSS particular agent added … “Sometimes everybody says ‘things happen,’ but this is something that just can’t happen. This is inexcusable. And it’s something that everybody needs to take a real hard dive at and look into this.”
In the event you’re not conversant in Hoffmann, he was a star linebacker on the College of Washington, main the Huskies to a nationwide championship in 1991, earlier than being drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1993. After a few seasons within the NFL, David hung up his pads … buying and selling them in for a badge.
Hoffmann spent 23 years with america Secret Service — defending Invoice Clinton and George W. Bush, amongst others — earlier than retiring from the federal legislation enforcement company in 2021.
Within the aftermath of the Butler, PA assassination try, many questioned whether or not the Secret Service screwed up, and as an alternative of specializing in its essential goal (retaining POTUS secure), the company let different components come into play, making a probably harmful state of affairs.
“I think everybody would agree with putting the best people out there, having tryouts for everything, having to make these teams,” David defined.
“And that’s why it was a treat for me to be a part of the counter-assault team. You always had to perform. You were tested. You had to show performance. physically, mentally, emotionally. And that’s something I think should be across the board.”
FYI, USSS describes “CAT” as a “specialized unit within the U.S. Secret Service that provides full-time, global tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division.”
7/13/24
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Take a look at the total clip with Hoffmann — there’s much more.
We additionally talked to David concerning the brokers who rushed the stage and jumped on Trump, as bullets flew their manner … along with whether or not the company would sometimes account for an elevated firing place with a transparent shot on the president.
David says one factor is for certain … modifications are coming.
