The U.S. Secret Service is grappling with a significant staffing shortage that has left the agency unprepared for the upcoming critical events in the political landscape. With reports highlighting an exodus of agents and claims from former personnel suggesting that, if it were a business, it would be closing its doors, concerns about the agency's ability to fulfill its protective duties are mounting. Agents have voiced their exhaustion, warning that fatigue could lead to serious incidents. The situation has been described as a hemorrhage of workers, raising alarms about the Secret Service's complacency and its implications for national security.