Secret Service deputy director suddenly quits after series of security blunders as Trump threats escalate

Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn announced his resignation from the agency Friday, an abrupt announcement that comes after a series of high-profile security blunders, as well as an increase in threats against the commander-in-chief.

The news comes some two years after the Butler Pennsylvania, assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, which then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said was the agency’s ‘most significant operational failure in decades,’ as well as a shooting incident at White House Correspondents’ Dinner earlier this year.

‘Today I informed the men and women of the Secret Service that I will be transitioning out of my role as Deputy Director,’ Quinn said in a social media post Friday.

‘Director Curran and I have been working on a thoughtful transition plan for months now,’ he added.

‘Proud of the men & women of the USSS and all your accomplishments!’

Quinn, a longtime Secret Service agent, had retired in 2021 after spending 23 years as an agent. He returned to the Secret Service as deputy director last May.

Quinn came under scrutiny for his remarks during a ’60 Minutes’ interview that aired last Sunday on CBS News.

During the interview, Quinn told Norah O’Donnell that drone swarms ‘are a huge problem’ and a ‘big threat’ for the Secret Service – even at places like the White House.

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