Ex-agent weighs in on Secret Service security concerns

About this episode

Amna Nawaz discusses security concerns related to an assassination attempt with former Secret Service agent Bill Gage.

To discuss the security questions surrounding Saturday's assassination attempt, Amna Nawaz spoke with Bill Gage. He was a Secret Service special agent for 12 years, including serving as a counter-assault team leader, and is currently the executive protection director for the SafeHaven Security Group. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Amna Nawaz

Guest: Bill Gage

Topics covered

• security
• assassination attempt
• Secret Service
• interview
• protection

Keywords

• Secret Service
• security concerns
• assassination attempt
• Bill Gage
• executive protection

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Organizations: SafeHaven Security Group, PBS News

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