Rep. Anna Paulina Luna publicly called for increasing the number of Secret Service agents assigned to protect VIPs, especially presidential candidates and threatened members of Congress (Fox Business interview, 7/23/24).
Luna claimed that the Secret Service failed to attend important security briefings with local law enforcement snipers, potentially compromising event safety (Fox Business interview).
She criticized the Secret Service for not monitoring areas outside established perimeters, emphasizing that protective responsibilities should extend beyond fixed boundaries (Fox Business interview).
In the wake of recent security incidents, Luna anticipated increased scrutiny of the Secret Service's practices and acknowledged ongoing efforts to improve event safety (Fox Business interview).
Potential vulnerabilities noted include Secret Service lapses in coordination with local law enforcement and insufficient surveillance of areas beyond event perimeters.
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Called For More Secret Service Protections For VIPs In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "From here on out, there needs to be a set number of Secret Service delegated to VIPs, whether it is presidential candidates or members of Congress that are under threat." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Claimed Secret Service Ignored Briefings With Snipers In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Something that I brought up yesterday in the oversight discussion with the former director of Secret Service is, look, they were working with local law enforcement, and law enforcement said that Secret Service was not attending the briefings with the snipers, and also that some of these areas, because they were technically outside of the perimeter, that Secret Service was unbothered with them." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Urged Secret Service To Expand Focus Beyond Perimeter In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "Secret Service's job doesn't stop at the perimeter. It starts and ends with the protection of the VIP, whether it is President Trump, whether it is Kamala Harris, whether it's Nancy Pelosi, or Speaker Johnson." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 7/23/24]
2024: Anna Paulina Luna Anticipated Increased Scrutiny Of Secret Service Post-Incident In an interview with Fox Business, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said, "I think that Secret Service is absolutely going to be under a microscope. And so they are doing everything that they can to ensure that these rallies will stay safe." [Interview - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna with Fox Business, 7/23/24]