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AP Images Secret Service agents at Trump rally, July 13, 2024 After the Secret Service failed to protect former President Donald Trump from a would-be assassin in July, the agency did what all government agencies do when caught with their pants down: blame it on a lack of funding. Congress, naturally, obliged by giving the agency another $231 million.But, as ...

DraftSaturn15/Wikimedia Commons The Secret Service may be understaffed, overwhelmed, and less than competent at protecting former Presidents, but it can still afford to send agents to a five-day LGBTQ+ bash at Walt Disney World next month.On Wednesday, the Secret Service’s “Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” sent an agencywide email seeking employees interested in attending — at taxpayer expense — ...