Secret Service Paused Trump Appearance During Nashville Event Due To Security Incident: Report

The Secret Service briefly held up former President Donald Trump from taking the stage at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference in Nashville on Saturday because of a security incident, according to a new report.

Sources told the New York Post the short delay was caused by two individuals bypassing metal detectors at a second screening area in the Music City Center after passing through an initial checkpoint.

The Secret Service reportedly said the two individuals were “credentialed and screened” but were removed from the event for not following the rules for entry.

“It was determined that there was no protective interest with these individuals and there was never a threat to the former president,” the agency said in its statement to the news outlet.

Trump did go on to take the stage at the conference in Nashville, during which he laid out his plan to “ensure that the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet.”

The Secret Service is facing intense scrutiny following the assassination attempt on Trump at an outdoor campaign rally earlier this month.

A gunman, who was eventually killed by a Secret Service sniper, managed to get onto a nearby rooftop and began shooting at Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Secret Service personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage, but not before a bullet ripped through the former president’s right ear.

One rallygoer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed in the attack.

Two other rally attendees who were wounded — 74-year-old James Copenhaver and 57-year-old David Dutch — have been released from the hospital in recent days.

Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned last week as she faced backlash over the security failure underlying the Trump rally shooting.

Ronald Rowe, who was chosen to lead the Secret Service in an acting capacity, said in congressional testimony on Tuesday that he could not defend why the roof was not “better secured.”

A number of investigations are underway, including inquiries led by Congress and the Homeland Security Department’s inspector general.

Trump announced last week that he plans to hold another rally in Butler to honor Comperatore and the two others who were injured.