Jan 23, 2025

Agent who rushed to Trump’s aid in shooting will lead Secret Service

Posted Jan 23, 2025 4:00 PM
Sean Curran, far right, on the day Trump was shot in a failed assassination attempt at a July campaign rally (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Sean Curran, far right, on the day Trump was shot in a failed assassination attempt at a July campaign rally (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP)—Trump says he is nominating Secret Service veteran Sean Curran to head the U.S. Secret Service.

Curran was among the agents who rushed to Trump’s aid after he was shot in the ear in a failed assassination attempt at a July campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

In a post announcing his nomination, Trump praised Curran for his “fearless courage” during the Pennsylvania rally. He served as the assistant special agent in charge of the presidential protective division during Trump’s first term.

“Sean has distinguished himself as a brilliant leader, who is capable of directing and leading operational security plans for some of the most complex Special Security Events in the History of our Country, and the World,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.