Sean Curran, the head of President-elect Trump's private Secret Service security division, is expected to become the agency's next director.
"President Trump will appoint Sean Curran, who oversees his personal affairs, as Director of the Secret Service," Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect's son, announced on Friday.
"Sean is a great patriot who will stop all the madness once and for all. There is no better person for this position!"
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump pumps his fist during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Secret Service agent Sean Curran stands to his right. (Anna Chanmemaker/Getty Images)
Curran was among a group of heroic agents who rushed onstage to physically defend Trump during an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left two people dead and the candidate's ear injured.
Curran appears next to Trump in a series of photos that show the former and future president standing up with blood streaming from his face and raising his fists, prompting cheers from the audience.
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Sean Curran (back left) accompanies President-elect Trump during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
Three bystanders were shot. They were firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, who died from his injuries. David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74, both survive.
Afterward, Trump praised the members in personal detail and defended them from criticism.
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Sean Curran is pictured standing behind President-elect Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Fox 5 New York)
"Trump wanted someone he could trust, and they obviously had a bond after Pennsylvania," said Bill Gage, a former Secret Service agent under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
"Even if Butler made all the mistakes, they came from the advance team. The agents assigned to Trump and Curran performed exactly as trained."
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Former President Obama and President-elect Trump speak during the state funeral for former President Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Secret Service agent Sean Curran sat in the back wearing a blue tie. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Curran keeps a low profile but is often photographed standing next to Trump.
He even has followers on TikTok.
The assassination of Trump led to intense scrutiny of the U.S. Secret Service and the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Ronald Lo Jr. succeeded her as acting director.
President-elect Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, January 8, 2025 (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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The second failed assassination attempt on Trump in September sounded more alarm bells.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.