Mike Waltz suggests Trump and Jimmy Carter should have different security levels, Internet begs to differ

WASHINGTON, DC: Florida Representative Mike Waltz recently stated that the US Secret Service has numerous options to allocate more resources and provide detailed protection to those at greatest risk.

High on Waltz's agenda was increasing the security detail for Trump as he said the GOP presidential nominee should have higher protection than 99-year-old former president Jimmy Carter. This consideration arises as Congress reportedly deliberates on allocating additional funds to the Secret Service following two assassination attempts on Donald Trump, which has led to heightened scrutiny of the agency.

Mike Waltz proposes immediate reforms for Secret Service instead of budget increase

Mike Waltz suggested three immediate measures to improve resource allocation instead of merely increasing the agency's budget, Daily Mail reported.

He took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote that the first two measures are to "fix the broken protocols" and "hold leadership accountable for failures."

Republicans have been calling for action since Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, which subsequently led to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

USSS Acting Director Ronald Rowe has been in command during the thwarting of a second assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15.

"I'm open to more resources for the Secret Service, but let's see some REAL changes FIRST," Waltz wrote on X.

He mentioned that personnel and resources ought to be reallocated to "a threat-based security model."

The example provided for the third recommendation was compelling, "Trump's security shouldn't be the same as Jimmy Carter's!"

In a conversation with a CNN reporter regarding the Secret Service's request for additional funding, Waltz stated, "You don't get to have these type of spectacular, once in a generation failures and then say, 'Well, I need more money.'"

Internet doesn't agree with Mike Waltz over his Jimmy Carter remarks

Readers took to the comments section of the Daily Mail article to slam Rep Mike Waltz after he said that Donald Trump should not have the same level of security as former president Jimmy Carter. 

One reader wrote, "Years ago my work put me in close proximity to a couple of ex-Presidents. One was Jimmy Carter. Even back then he barely had any Secret Service protection.  This wouldn't save any serious money or materially improve Trump's protection."

Another added, "Whether President Carter needs it or not, he has earned the protection for the remainder of his life."

Another commentator remarked, "They can’t afford like 5 more agents? Really? Or are they saying that 99 year old Jimmy Carter has one foot in the grave already, so no need to protect him at this point?"

"With all his rallies, all over the country, and his frequent golfing, Trump must already been taking a disporoportionate amount of Secret Service resources.  If he won't take advice that was given to help keep him safe, he's making their job impossible.  He has to bear some responsibility for his own safety, especially when they are expected to put their lives on the line to protect him," one person explained.

Another asserted, "This is just a GOP Rep saying that Trump is more important than Jimmy Carter. And he absolutely is not. Carter is a good and decent man and a proud American who loves his country. The same cannot be said of Donald J. Trump."

One individual wrote, "A Republican suggested this change. Republicans are not serious people."

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