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After a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, Americast hears from a former Secret Service agent on what goes into protecting a secret service agent, particularly on a golf course.
Sarah, Justin and Marianna are joined by Bill Gage, who helped protect President George W. Bush and President Obama. They discuss what went wrong, what secret service agents hide in their golf bags, and he also picks out out some of his most memorable experiences on the job.

HOSTS:
鈥� Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter
鈥� Sarah Smith, North America Editor
鈥� Marianna Spring, Disinformation & social media correspondent

GUEST:
鈥� Bill Gage, former Secret Service agent

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