Former President Donald Trump praised a female Secret Service agent at a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Saturday who shielded him with her body during the assassination attempt that nearly killed him at a rally earlier this month.
The Secret Service has faced intense criticism since the event for leaving Trump exposed to gunfire from a nearby rooftop, and also for using female agents who were smaller than Trump and who, critics said, struggled to respond.
The use of female agents has been ascribed to “diversity, equity, inclusion” (DEI) policies, which are a major target of criticism by the Trump campaign and the conservative movement. But Trump defended an agent who ran to his side.
