United States Secret Service
Organization in Government
United States Secret Service has come up in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, The Megyn Kelly Show, Pod Save America. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Buck SextonFormer CIA analyst, co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, and author of Manufacturing Delusion
Sexton said the Secret Service long functioned mainly as a chauffeur and crowd-control agency and needs institutional reform.
“was really a chauffeur and crowd control agency. It's just a fact, okay?”
The Megyn Kelly Show: New Video of WHCD Shooter, and Major Questions About Male Accuser in JP Morgan Exec Story, with Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown, and Priya Patel | Ep. 1308 (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 27:04
Sexton graded the Secret Service's performance at the dinner a B or B-minus, far better than its failure at Butler.
“Maybe getting a gentleman's B or a B minus for the performance on this one”
The Megyn Kelly Show: New Video of WHCD Shooter, and Major Questions About Male Accuser in JP Morgan Exec Story, with Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown, and Priya Patel | Ep. 1308 (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 25:29
Arthur Williams Jr.Former American counterfeiter known for replicating the 1996 $100 bill, now a visual artist
Williams says his first Chicago case was dismissed after his attorney proved the officers could not have seen the marijuana they cited as probable cause.
“Fucking judge dismissed it, and I walked right out”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #681 - Ex-Counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr. (Sep 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:27
Jon LovettCo-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment
Lovett warned against responding to isolated security breaches by continually expanding perimeters and militarizing government.
“the answer to some security breach by one random person can't constantly be that the perimeter gets bigger, the security gets more, our government becomes more militarized”
Pod Save America: Political Violence Shocks Washington (Apr 28, 2026) · Listen from 14:43
Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview
Vietor argued that the Secret Service is in worse shape than its public image, even though the protective system largely worked at the dinner.
“In general, I think the Secret Service is far more of a mess and a disaster than its public image would suggest”
Pod Save America: Political Violence Shocks Washington (Apr 28, 2026) · Listen from 11:27
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
- Pod Save America · 1 episode
Episodes
#681 - Ex-Counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr.This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 8, 2026 · 2 h 21 min
Former counterfeiter Arthur Williams Jr. tells Theo Von how he beat the 1996 $100 bill, went to prison twice, and became an artist.
New Video of WHCD Shooter, and Major Questions About Male Accuser in JP Morgan Exec Story, with Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown, and Priya Patel | Ep. 1308The Megyn Kelly Show · May 1, 2026 · 1 h 47 min
Megyn Kelly, Buck Sexton, Isabel Brown and Priya Patel discuss the WHCD shooting video, the Iran war and gas prices, the JPMorgan lawsuit, voting rights and culture.
Political Violence Shocks WashingtonPod Save America · Apr 28, 2026 · 1 h 25 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting and Iran talks; Lovett interviews California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter.