Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., on Newsmax Monday delivered a forceful rebuke of federal security officials following Saturday night’s alleged assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
He called the breach both preventable and deeply alarming.
Appearing on "Wake Up America," Perry said the incident highlights serious operational failures while also reflecting what he described as a dangerous rise in politically driven hostility.
Let’s face it — this is a failure of the Secret Service," he said. "I’m talking to senior former Secret Service officials: This is an abject failure."
Perry emphasized that the suspect’s ability to get as far as he did should raise urgent questions about existing security protocols and decision-making surrounding the president’s safety.
"Look, this is a guy who is allegedly a teacher, teaching our children about the future, who made it through, essentially, the security," he said. "I hate to think what might have happened if this were better planned."
Perry warned that the outcome could have been far more severe if the attacker had used different means or more sophisticated planning.
"Somebody that got into where, as far as he got, with a different type of device for hurting people, could have been very, very effective," Perry said, underscoring the potential for mass harm.
He also broadened the concern beyond a single individual, warning that adversarial governments could exploit similar vulnerabilities if they chose to do so.
"Can you imagine if an organization like the government of Iran put together a program, so to speak, or a plan, how effective they could be?" Perry said, highlighting the national security implications.
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https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/scott-perry-trump-secret-service/2026/04/27/id/1254319/