Sean Curran, the head of personal security for President-elect Trump’s Secret Service, is expected to become the agency’s next director.
“President Trump will nominate Sean Curran, who runs his personal affairs, as director of the Secret Service,” the president-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr., announced on Friday X.
“Sean is a great patriot and will stop all the madness once and for all. There is no better person for this position!”
Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, waves his fist as he is rushed off stage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Secret Service agent Sean Curran stands to his right. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Curran was among a group of heroic agents who rushed to the stage to protect Trump with their bodies during the failed assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania that left two dead and the candidate with an ear injury.
Curran appears next to Trump in a series of photos that show the former and future president getting back to his feet, blood running down his face and raising his fist, to cheers from the crowd.
Sean Curran (back left) follows President-elect Trump into the arena during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Three bystanders were shot. They were firefighters Corey Comparator50, who died from his injuries; David Dutch, 57; and James Copenhaver, 74, both survived.
Afterward, Trump praised members of his personal detail and defended them against criticism.
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Sean Curran pictured behind President-elect Trump at a campaign rally in Madison Square Garden, New York. (FOX 5 New York)
“Trump wanted someone he could trust and they obviously had a bond after Pennsylvania,” said Bill Gage, a former Secret Service agent under President George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
“Even with all the mistakes at Butler, the mistakes were from an advanced team. The agents assigned to Trump and Curran did exactly what they were trained to do.”
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Former President Obama speaks with President-elect Trump during the state funeral for former President Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, January 9, 2025. Secret Service Agent Sean Curran sits in the background and wears a blue tie. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Curran keeps a low profile, but is often photographed with Trump.
It even has fans on TikTok.
The assassination attempt on Trump led to intense scrutiny of the US Secret Service and the resignation of Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Ronald Rowe Jr. he took her place as acting director.
President-elect Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive at the US Capitol on January 8, 2025 in Washington, DC (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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A second failed attempt to assassinate Trump in September caused even greater alarm.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
