- Secret Service agent tried sneaking wife onto mission support flight to Scotland
- Trump describes the incident as “weird” and “dangerous”
- Secret Service confirms internal investigation, says flight carried no protectees
A U.S. Secret Service agent is under investigation after attempting to smuggle his wife onto a support aircraft accompanying President Donald Trump’s flight to Scotland.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that Trump, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, July 29, while returning from a five-day overseas visit, said he had been briefed on the incident.
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“Wouldn’t you think it might be a little dangerous?” he asked, describing the situation as “a weird deal.”
He also expressed confidence in Secret Service Director Sean M. Curran to “take care of it.”
Reports from Glasgow’s Herald revealed that the agent, based in Dallas, arranged for his wife, a U.S. Air Force officer to fly to Maryland.
She was reportedly given an official briefing and escorted to Joint Base Andrews ahead of Trump’s departure.
However, the plan fell apart after authorities discovered her presence and ordered her off the aircraft.
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the investigation.
In a statement, he said: “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.”
He further explained that the agent had been warned beforehand that the action was prohibited.
The spouse was subsequently removed before the plane took off.
Guglielmi clarified that none of the agency’s protectees were on the aircraft at the time.
He added that the unauthorised attempt had no impact on the overall protective operation abroad.
Air Force One is usually accompanied by several aircraft on international trips, which transport agents, equipment, and essential logistics.
