Threats to US officials reach unprecedented numbers ahead of rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Secret Service boss says

Threats to US officials reach unprecedented numbers ahead of rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Secret Service boss says

The Secret Service has investigated approximately 10,000 threats to its protectees — including President Trump — in the first half of this year, the head of the agency revealed Wednesday.

“The numbers are numbers that this agency and certainly I have never seen in my 24-year career,” Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters in a briefing ahead of Friday night’s rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Federal agents draw their guns out after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images

“The environment has become very volatile, and that’s just across the board,” added Curran. “The threat picture and environment is as large as I’ve ever seen it.”

The agency is responsible for the security of roughly three dozen protectees, including the president and vice president, their immediate families, and those in the presidential line of succession.

Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. via REUTERS
(L-R) CEO of Strauss Media Strategies Richard Strauss, US Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Kerry Kennedy (blonde), daughter of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Boston Globe DC Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich (redhead), and Shadow US Senator DC Paul Strauss hide under tables after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner. Getty Images

Officials said most of the threats the Secret Service investigates originate online and are treated as potentially credible until agents can determine whether the subject has the intent, means and ability to actually carry out an attack.

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