An “unreal” reminder about how President Joe Biden’s administration prepped for a visiting dignitary added insult to injury amid latest reports on “repeatedly denied requests” for the former president’s security detail.
Ahead of a Monday hearing when U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was expected to take the hot seat before Congress regarding the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, it appeared requests from the GOP leader’s team for resources over two years.
Saturday, The Article III Project President Mike Davis juxtaposed that report with a story published in ABC News that showed during that same timeframe, the resident-in-chief pulled out all the stops to protect Eastern Europe’s “greatest salesman,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“The Biden administration beefed up Secret Service protection for President Zelenskyy. And denied beefed up Secret Service protection for President Trump,” wrote Davis over the side-by-side that included the headline from Dec. 21, 2022, “Zelenskyy’s security in Washinton being treated as ‘mini-state visit,’ sources say.”
Having endorsed Trump in the immediate aftermath of the attempt on the Republican nominee’s life, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk reacted to the startling comparison with nothing more than, “!”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 21, 2024
As had been reported, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, USSS spokesman Anthony Guglielmi and Cheatle had all adamantly denied any lapse or limitation in providing security for the former president, despite independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy being denied any Secret Service detail until after the tragic attempt on Trump’s life.
The Washington Post had detailed, “The requests, which have not been previously reported, were sometimes denied by senior officials at the agency, who cited various reasons, including a lack of resources at an agency that has long suffered with staffing shortages.”
Meanwhile, Mayorkas had referred to any such claims as “baseless and irresponsible” as he made time to focus on the diversity, equity and inclusion objectives of the agency by decrying critics of women in law enforcement after a number of those assigned to protect Trump in Pennsylvania had raised eyebrows about their behavior that included pausing to put on sunglasses and struggling to holster a sidearm.
Of course, at every opportunity since the war in Ukraine had not been deterred by his “devastating packages of sanctions,” Biden has catered to the financial requests of Zelenskyy to the tune of hundreds of billions of American taxpayer dollars, largely without oversight.
This morning, I met with my G7 counterparts to discuss President Putin’s unjustified attack on Ukraine and we agreed to move forward on devastating packages of sanctions and other economic measures to hold Russia to account. We stand with the brave people of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/dzvYxj7J9w
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022
Despite it appearing to be par for the course for an administration investigated for the weaponization of government under a president alleged to be part of an influence-peddling racket, social media users were as astounded as Musk was that it was possible any White House would prioritize a foreign dignitaries safety over that of a former president and nominee for one of the two major parties after it was already reported that First Lady Jill Biden’s security was elevated the same day as Trump’s in the same area.
Unreal
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 21, 2024
WHY are American taxpayers paying for secret service for a corrupt Ukrainian president in the first place?? Like they don’t have enough of our money
— TheRightGirl (@TheRightGirl47) July 21, 2024
No surprises here.
It only shows how they hate Donald Trump and how corrupt they are!— Truth Warrior (@TruthWarrior5X) July 21, 2024
Zelensky getting treated better than a former president of the US is peak America last Democrat insanity.
— Coco (@CoClarified) July 21, 2024
Have to keep the golden goose alive and laying the golden eggs.
— UnipartyBomber (@magajcs) July 21, 2024
Unsurprising… pic.twitter.com/B7H9Qc2jWF
— RoamingRN (@roaming_rn) July 21, 2024
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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