29-07-2025
Secret Service agent triggers investigation after trying to smuggle wife onto Trump trip to Scotland
A Secret Service agent has triggered an investigation after he tried to smuggle his wife onto a support plane that was traveling to Scotland alongside President Donald Trump.
The wife of a Dallas-base agent was discovered at the distinguished visitor lounge at Joint Base Andrews, where Air Force One and other military aircraft take off.
She had accompanied him to Maryland and attended an official Secret Service country briefing at the hotel and rode the bus with him to JBA.
'The U.S. Secret Service is conducting a personnel investigation after an employee attempted to invite his spouse – a member of the United States Air Force – aboard a mission support flight,' Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the Herald.
'The aircraft, operated by the U.S. Air Force, was being used by the Secret Service to transport personnel and equipment,' he continued.
'Prior to the overseas departure, the employee was advised by supervisors that such action was prohibited, and the spouse was subsequently prevented from taking the flight. No Secret Service protectees were aboard and there was no impact to our overseas protective operation,' Guglielmi added.
