Trump names Sean Curran as Secret Service director

Published January 22, 2025 8:21pm ET



President Donald Trump named Sean Curran as his Secret Service director, the man who personally protected him against the gunman who tried to assassinate him last year in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Curran was the head of Trump’s personal Secret Service detail and stood to his left while Trump’s famous fist-raising, ear-bleeding photo was taken.

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