A long-time Secret Service agent who rushed to the stage during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July will be the new leader of the troubled agency, the president announced Wednesday.
Sean Curran, who had been serving on Trump’s personal security detail, will replace Ronald Rowe as director, the president said in a post on Truth Social.
The president cited Curran’s actions during the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin’s bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Trump said. “I have complete and total confidence in Sean to make the United States Secret Service stronger than ever before.”
The agency came under intense criticism from Congress for security lapses following the attempt on Trump’s life. Days after the incident, Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid the backlash.
Trump also named conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III to be the next CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media, an independent agency which oversees the distribution of broadcast news throughout the country.
Bozell’s son was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. Bozell was released on Wednesday as a part of the president’s sweeping pardon for everyone convicted in the attack.