美国特勤局局长肖恩・柯伦表示，当下面临的各类安全威胁环境，是他职业生涯中遇到过最棘手的局面。
周三媒体简报会上，美国广播公司首席司法记者皮埃尔・托马斯就此提问。柯伦回应称：“特勤局收到各类威胁线索数量激增。在我 24 年从业生涯里，从未见过如此高的数字，已经超出常规区间。”
“整体安全局势变得极不稳定。风险范围覆盖方方面面，威胁对象不仅限于我们负责安保保护的政要，地方公职人员同样面临威胁。目前威胁的规模，是我从业以来之最。”
就在局长发出警示之际，特勤局高层向媒体透露，今年该局已经处理上万起针对受安保保护人员的威胁案件，其中就包括总统唐纳德・特朗普;相关威胁无论是数量还是复杂程度都持续上升。
官员介绍，今年收到的威胁报案数量相比去年上涨 40%。值得警惕的共性特征是：大量威胁案件的涉案人员存在精神疾病问题。 特勤局官员透露，今年启动精神障碍强制收治相关处置的案件数量，达到去年同期的十倍。
本周五，推迟举办的白宫记者协会晚宴即将举行。柯伦表示，安保团队正在全盘评估各类风险，甚至推演活动场地建筑遭遇爆炸冲击后的耐受情况。
4 月 25 日，原定在华盛顿希尔顿酒店举办的这场年度晚宴因枪击事件被迫中断。31 岁男子科尔・艾伦被控图谋刺杀特朗普，目前他已当庭作无罪答辩。晚宴重新安排于本周五，更换至华盛顿另一家酒店举办。
特勤局特工需要处置来自国内外各类威胁，其中也包括来自伊朗方面的风险。
特勤局副局长马特・奎因对记者表示：“这早已不是秘密，媒体多有报道，伊朗方面已经公开表态想要除掉特朗普总统。”
“上述风险已经纳入我们常态化安保研判范畴。” 他同时补充，部分威胁防范手段属于保密内容，不便对外公开。
自 2024 年宾夕法尼亚州巴特勒发生针对特朗普的刺杀未遂事件之后，特勤局持续强化反无人机防御能力建设。
奎因称：“在联邦政府所有执法机构当中，没有任何一家比特勤局更主动应对无人机带来的安全威胁，联邦体系内仅此一家。风险真实存在，我们参考乌克兰战场情况，结合各类情报作出研判。”
奎因判断，无人机袭击事件在美国本土上演只是时间问题。
“侦测预警是重中之重。我可以明确说明，特勤局近期部署的相关技术装备，处于全美领先水平。”
'Off the charts': Secret Service director says threat environment most challenging he's ever seen
U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran said the current threat environment is the most challenging he's ever seen.
"The numbers at this agency, and certainty I've never seen in my 24-year-career, they're off the charts," Curran said in response to a question from ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas at a media briefing on Wednesday.
"I think the environment has become very volatile and that's just across the board, not just to our protectees but local officials. The threat picture and environment is as large as I've ever seen it," Curran said.
The director's concern comes as senior Secret Service officials told reporters they've handled 10,000 threat related cases for their protectees this year, including President Donald Trump, noting the threats are increasing in volume and complexity.
The numbers reflect a 40% increase in threats this year compared to last, officials said. One common denominator of concern: many of the threats involve people who are battling mental illness, according to officials.
Secret Service officials noted they have had 10 times the number of mental health committals than that of the previous year.
Ahead of Friday's rescheduledWhite Housecorrespondents' dinner, Curran said they are taking everything into account, including an analysis of how buildings might survive explosions at the site.
A shooting upended the annual gathering at the Washington Hilton hotel on April 25. Cole Allen, 31, has been accused of trying to assassinate Trump. Allen has pleaded not guilty. The dinner is rescheduled for this coming Friday at a different hotel in Washington, D.C.
Agents from the United States Secret Service deal with all manner of threats from at home and abroad, including Iran.
"I don't think it's any secret, it's been in the media, that Iran has publicly said they want to kill President Trump," deputy director Matt Quinn told reporters.
“That takes into account everything we do all the time,” he said, adding there are certain methods of threat protection that can't be discussed.
Since the Butler, Pennsylvania, assassination attempt against Trump in 2024, the Secret Service has been building up their anti-drone capabilities.
"No one in federal government or law enforcement is doing more to proactively get after thedronethreat than the Secret Service. Nobody in government," Quinn said. "Look, the threat is real. We look at Ukraine. We look at just basic intelligence."
Quinn said it is "just a matter of time" before the drone threat comes into the United States.
"Detection is the key," he said. "I can tell you that Secret Service is leading the way intechnology that has been recently deployed."
