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Kennedy Saves the World

Secret Service Failure? Retired Secret Service Agent Examines WHCD Shooting

Kennedy Saves the World

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4.5808 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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John Constanine, retired Secret Service Agent, joins Kennedy to evaluate the security lapses at last weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner. Constantine provides an insider’s look at the Counter Assault Team tactics, why perimeters fail, and the reality of agent exhaustion and complacency. Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link.podtrac.com/kstw_yt Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedy_foxnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Kennedy for Happy Hour on Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlNiiSXX4BNUbXM5X8KkYbDepFgUIVZj⁠⁠⁠⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.7

Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World.

0:50.3

After the correspondence dinner on Saturday night, a lot of people have questions about security at the event.

0:56.3

And the Secret Service has taken a big hit in terms of blame. A lot of people blaming the agency for the security failure, wondering how a deranged and angry person got a gun that close to the president.

1:08.0

And from what I saw, the Secret Service agents that I witnessed the interactions

1:14.6

that I had, the video that we've all seen since the dinner, from my interface, the Secret Service

1:22.1

did a pretty amazing job. And, you know, what I want to know is what are they tasked with? Like, what level of security are they expected to provide?

1:34.2

Where were the gaps? How did they communicate with the in-house security and other law enforcement?

1:42.1

Because, you know, it is Washington, D.C. So it is going to be, I'm assuming, federal law enforcement.

1:47.9

And joining me now, John Constantine, he is a retired U.S. Secret Service agent, and he hosts a podcast.

1:56.3

He was an agent for 23 years.

1:58.9

So I figure there's no one better to talk to you than John.

2:01.5

John, welcome to Kennedy Saves the World.

2:03.6

Thank you for having me.

2:05.0

So, you know, let's talk about this a little bit.

2:08.7

Why do you think people are blaming justice secret service and is that blame appropriate?

2:16.7

I listen to a lot of the media.

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