Deputy Director of Secret Service resigns amid spate of security failures and rising Trump threats

Deputy Director Matt Quinn has stepped down from the U.S. Secret Service, citing a planned transition with Director Sean Curran. Quinn, who retired in 2021 after 23 years as an agent and returned to the deputy role in May, made the announcement via social media. His exit comes after the agency faced several high-visibility security failures, such as a drone-swarm incident, a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and an attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which former Director Kimberly Cheatle called the most significant operational failure in decades.

In a recent "60 Minutes" interview, Quinn told host Norah O'Donnell that drone swarms remain an unsolved threat, even as the service showcases AI-driven counter-drone technology. The Secret Service reported handling roughly 10,000 threat cases since January, a 40 percent increase over the same period last year, reflecting a broader surge in threats against the president, including plots at a White House event and at Trump’s Florida golf course.