# Secret Service Failure? Retired Secret Service Agent Examines WHCD Shooting

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Podcast: [Kennedy Saves the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kennedy-saves-the-world-1318812)
Published: 2026-04-30T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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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