Trump will add ANOTHER general to his team as he prepares to put Secret Service in the hands of a military man for the first time
Secret Service is expected to get a leader from the U.S. military for the first time
Sources say announcement will come in the next week
Timing coincides with a rash of White House security breaches following the retirement of the agency’s last full-time chief
Secret Service has unique challenges in protecting Trump and his family
It asked for $60 million in additional money for its 2018 fiscal budget, but was turned down
By David Martosko, US Political Editor
DailyMail.com
24 March 2017
The Secret Service will have a military man at the helm for the first time in modern history, it has been reported.
According to the Washington Examiner, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine general and former head of U.S. Central Command, is preparing to name a senior armed forces officer to the agency’s top job.
The move is seen as a bid to impose rigorous discipline and help the Secret Service recover from morale- and image-busting White House intrusions in recent days.
Employees are expecting an announcement in the next week, the Examiner reported.
The last full-time Secret Service director, former agent Joseph Clancy, retired on March 3 – for the second time – and left an ‘acting director,’ William Callahan, as a caretaker in the role.
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