Fact Check: Did a US Secret Service agent say Trump’s kindness 'ruined' him?
WASHINGTON, DC: A claim about US President Donald Trump and a member of his Secret Service detail is circulating online. The claim says a Secret Service agent described working for Trump as having “ruined” him because of the president’s kindness. The unusual statement has sparked interest online. Let's fact-check the claim.
Claim: A US Secret Service agent said working for Trump had 'ruined' him
A claim circulated online in September 2026 saying that a US Secret Service agent said working for Trump had “ruined” him because of Trump’s kindness.
A Facebook post attributed the statement to a Secret Service agent and quoted him as saying, “Trump RUINED me for this job. Not because he's difficult — but because he's completely different.”
The alleged quote said Trump knew the agent’s name and addressed him by it, unlike other presidents who called him “agent.”
The post also claimed that Trump remembered the names of the agent’s wife and children and asked about his son’s baseball games.
It further said Trump noticed when the agent had been standing for long periods and told him to rest. According to the post, Trump also made sure extra food was available for his security detail during long days.
The post went on to claim that Trump attended the agent’s father’s funeral without cameras or reporters. It said the president’s personal gestures made the agent feel that Trump had treated him like family and raised his expectations for how a president should treat Secret Service personnel.
The same claim spread across other social media platforms, prompting questions about whether the alleged statement came from a real Secret Service agent and whether the quotes were authentic.
Fact Check: The claim is false
The claims are false. A search for credible reports supporting the claim found no evidence that a US Secret Service agent made the alleged remarks.
The text and images shared with the claim also show signs of being created or altered using artificial intelligence.
The rumor previously circulated in March 2026. At the time, a Secret Service spokesperson said the agency could not comment on the authenticity of the alleged interview without the name of the agent involved.
The Facebook post also contains several signs of AI-generated content. For example, it uses all-capital words for emphasis, a style that is uncommon in traditional news reports. Pangram, an AI detection tool for images and text, assessed the post’s text as fully AI-generated.
Several images in the post also appear to have been altered. Two images showed Secret Service agents surrounding Trump at a 2016 rally in Dayton, Ohio, but the versions shared in the post had different backgrounds.
Another image showed an authentic portrait of James M. Murray, a former Secret Service director appointed by Trump who left the position in 2022, but the post also used a version with a different background.
An image showing Trump looking down with a Secret Service agent behind him also appeared to have been edited, including changes to the background.
These findings further weaken the claim that the alleged quotes came from a real Secret Service agent.
