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WASHINGTON — The Secret Service failed to detect a Glock handgun in a guest’s bag that agents manually searched at President Trump’s Virginia golf club late last month while the commander in chief was on site.
The member at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC later informed the protective agency about the firearm and was described as “cooperative” with authorities.
The Secret Service has since launched a review of the Aug. 31 security failure, first reported by RealClearPolitics, which comes just over 13 months after an assassination attempt against Trump during a Butler, Pa. campaign rally on July 13, 2024.
“The US Secret Service takes the safety and security of our sites very seriously and there are redundant security layers built into every one,” a spokesperson told The Post.
“Video surveillance indicates the club member was never in close physical proximity to the President’s location at any point while at the golf club.”
The agent in charge of searching the guest’s bag has been placed on administrative leave amid the ongoing review.
A senior official told The Post that handheld magnetometers were used instead of walkthrough devices when screening guests at the president’s golf resort, located about 25 miles northwest of the White House.
