Editorial report, im paul gigot. Former President Donald Trump is back on the Tam Campaign Trail this weekend after the apparent second attempted assassination in florida. The Secret Service says it had increased the degree of protection for trump since the first attempt in butler, pennsylvania. Heres former President Trump praising his security team. The Secret Service did a great job. They saw the barrel of a gun, big gun, and it came out through bushes. And how many people would see that . You know, he really was very exceptional, to have cone can it. To have done it. And weve been going through a lot of it. Were getting very good at it. Paul Members Of Congress briefed by the Secret Service say the increase in security worked, but one top Democrat Questions whether more money for the Secret Service is the answer. This issue is not about money, its about management. Its about using resources productively and effectively. And the lapses and failures that the will be documented in our report, i think, will go to mismanagement that led to the abject failure the protect the president properly. Paul lets bring in our panel, Wall Street Journal columnists Dan Henninger and kim Strassel And Editorial Board Member Colin levey. Colin, youve been covering the Secret Service for us. Is what do you think of this debate over whether or not the problem at the Secret Service is a lack of money and resources . Yeah. I mean, look, paul, a little bit of extra that money never hurts, but i think theres a couple of really key numbers to keep in mind here. One is that the secret Service Budget has actually almost doubled since 2014. Its now about 3 billion, it used to be about 1. 8, so theres a lot of money out there. But what we know is they dont have enough manpower. Theyve repeatedly said that theyre about 1500 agents short of where theyd like to be, and theyve been struggling to get those numbers up. The real problem is how theyre using the people that they have, and i think, you know, being able to react quickly on the ground is really dependent if on having the kind of Staff Thing that the allows them to react quickly and also to staff up when someones coming the town. So one thing that a lot of people dont know about the way the Secret Service operates is, yes, theres the key president ial protective detail, or there are people that are assigned to certain protective detail, but also as those protectees move around, those forces get supplemented with others who are nearby. So the ability to really staff that up with people who know their work and know how to react quickly, i think, key here. Paul you mean local Law Enforcement that comes in and cooperates with the Secret Service is, thats who youre talking about, right in. Well, not just local Law Enforcement. A lot of times these are Secret Service Special Agents being called up from Field Offices. Theyre often working jobs that are not directly work related to protection, and theyll be called up for special events. Paul thats a question i want to ask you, the Credit Service looks at financial crimes, for example. Is this the the sort of thing that maybe congress should look at and and say, no, your job should be protect president and the other officials who you are detailed to protect and give the other duties to to Somebody Else . Yeah, i think theres a really strong argument for making that change. I mean, the Secret Service, in my view, should probably be a singleissue agency. And what we know i now is that the about half of their resources go the protection and about half go the investigations of things like Cyber Crime and Bank Fraud and other financial investigations. And not only is that a large sort of resource suck, its also something that the agents is have to be able to wear two hats. A lot of times you have agents who will serve 45 years on a protective detail and then get moved into a Field Office where theyre working investigations and called up periodically. So this isnt necessarily a system that builds the greatest efficient efficiency within the agency. A. Paul okay, interesting. Kim, i guess the real fundamental question right now between now and the election is should trump get president iallevel protection, the kind that a goes to the President Biden. Well, and theres a big dispute about this, paul. Interesting conflict. In the wake of everything that happened in florida, we had a Palm Beach Sheriff when said that the problem was that he wasnt getting president iallevel attention because if he had, they would have locked down every foot of that golf course. But now since then weve also had pushback from the Secret Service suggesting he is getting that level which raises its own question because if he were actually getting bidenlevel resources, how could they have made such a huge error in this entire Florida Episode . So that is something thats going to end up getting answered, i think, because of these investigations that are going on in congress at moment. Were going to get a better idea. There is they said theyve elevated it so far but, obviously, its the not enough, and that is turning out to be a key problem. Paul yeah. That seems to herring dan, if the to me, dan, the stakes are so large after two assassination attempts. If something dreadful happened to President Trump or, for that matter, Kamala Harris, the conspiracy theories, the polarization in our politics would be so much worse that it just seems to me obvious that he needs, harris needs, they need maximum protection. And youre with talking about a lot of protection in that case. Those of us who live here in new York City recall when Barack Obama was president he used to come up to the new york routinely to raise money. The entire Upper East Side would be shut down, and it would be gridlock. I mean, the highways along both sides of manhattan would be shut down, and so youre talking about creating a huge bubble around Donald Trump and Kamala Harris who are trying to campaign for the president of the united states, going into diners and such. So that would be a real Challenge Paul but president s campaign for reelection. They also, you know, are out and about, so its possible this can be done, no . I think its possible that it can be done, and it should have been done. I mean, any agency, the Secret Service especially, had to have been aware because of the polarization you just described over the past several years, most of it centering on Donald Trump, that there was the real probability that some poor, psychologicallydamaged individual could get tipped into an event like this. And why they hadnt already imposed on trump a much larger presidencytype level of protection is very difficult to understand. Paul hopefully, congress can shed some light on that. Still ahead,s israel pulls off a remarkable covert operation against one of the largest iranbacked proxies, hezbollah. How detonating pagers across lebanon could change the fight in the middle East Againstin T israels enemies, next. I know. Is this what hes doing now . As your host, i have some rules. First, no showers longer than 5 minutes. This isnt a spa. No games. No fun. Yes, coach. Meanwhile, at a vrbo. 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Th attacks by hamas. October 7th. Lets bring in cliff may, Founder And President of the foundation for defense of democracy, cliff, welcome. Good to see you again. So i guess one of of the big questions is, are we on the verge of a major war between, another major war between Hezbollah And Israel . Well, i think there is a war that has been going on for a long time as you well know, paul. October 7th was hamas invasion of israel, the pogrom, the small scale holocaust that began on that a day. The very next day long before the israelis spended to hamas, hezbollah responded to the hamas, hezbollah began the Fire Missiles at Northern Israel at villages and farms, Setting Fires to forests, eventually causing ins of thousands of israelis to leave the entire area, essentially shrinking israel, making the north uninhabitable. The question has been, where will this go . At some point, what hezbollah is doing needs to stop, and the israeli needs to to stop the it. As you also well now, back in 2006 the last major war between Israel And Hezbollah concern it ended with the u. N. Security council is resolution, 17001. Under that less liewrks under that ceasefire, under that Peace Deal what happened . Hezbollah agreed to pull its forces back north, away from israel beyond the river, and the u. N. Was obligated to enforce that with an organization called unico. It never had. So israel has to do with what it has to do it never happened. I think eventually theres no question that israel has look, israel is fighting against a war against the islamic republic of iran, and iran is waging that war mainly through its proxies and allies, hezbollah, hamas, the houthis, Shia Militias In Syria and iraq. Thats the situation. How this war plays out, that has a lot of variables. Paul all right. So this Sabotage Operation against the hezbollah pagers and walkietalkies is being criticized in some quarters for essentially involving normal Communications Devices that civilians use with. The u. N. Security council secretarygeneral, gutierrez are, said yount do that. So have you cant do that. So have others. What do you make of that critique . Its viciously antiisraeli, and its absolutely false as a matter of international law. Gutierrez count seem to know much doesnt seem to know much about any of these things. Ever since hezbollah broke the ceasefire that essentially was in effect on October 8th when israel began to retaliate against hamas, there has been a conflict in place. And every hezbollah terrorist, combatant, officer is an appropriate target for israel. This is can this is the most targeted strike probably in history against an Enemy Army with fewer, less Collateral Damage the than any because literally hezbollah was wearing these devices on their belts. And theyre wearing them on their a belts, why . Because hasan nasrallah, the head of hezbollah, thought the israelis were tapping cell phones, so he suggests, use pagers. Hezbollah got these pagers, didnt know that the israelis who run an incredibly clever operation, had put small explosive es into them and was attacking hezbollah operatives, colonels, soldiers all at a one time. Of course israel can do this. Theres never been anything ever that israel has done to defend itself the that people leak gutierrez didnt say, you cant do that, including Security Defenses going back 20 years ago that were used to keep Suicide Bombers out or security fences. The u. N. Is complicit in all of this. Paul another argument here critical of israel and this episode is, okay, well, this was a tactical victory. Clearly, they showed they could penetrate hezbollah communications. But its not a strategic victory because its not going to deter nasrallah, not going to deter hezbollah or iran. So this is just, this is not going the really make any difference for israel. What do you make of that . I think thats that laibs fallacious as well. We dont know what this tactic we do know that communications within hezbollah have been severely disrupt, we know theres now fear within hezbollah. Establishing fear is the way you establish deterrence. Your enemies need to know not only can you stop them with such things as the iron dome, but you can punish them for what they do, and this is punishment. It makes it harder the coordinate act tyes. The us do activities. Theyve now killed two people from hezbollah who were responsible for Killing Americans in 1983, the bombing of the u. S. Embassy and the u. S. Marine barracks. There was a bound fit on bounty a on their heads, it was a favor to the u. S. This is part of getting deterrence back, part of israel getting its Mojo And Groove back, i would say. And also sending a message to tehran; hey, if we know what hezbollah terrorists are wearing on their belts, maybe we can get into your systems as well. What, you know, that fitbit on your wrist . Maybe its going to the start smoking any day now. Paul all right, cliff may, thank you. When we come back, a look at the key races that will decide the Balance Of Power in the senate including how montana could Beov Theid tie breaker. Y ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, Muck Muck ams of protein. Tony Hawk i still love to surf, snowboard, and of course, skate, so i take Qunol Magnesium to support my Muscle And Bone health. Qunols Highabsorption Magnesium Glycinate helps me get the full benefits of magnesium. Qunol. The brand i trust. Why choose a mobile network built for places youll probably never be. Instead of for where you are most of the time . Xfinity mobile was designed for where you need it most. Xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g Phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. Paul control of the u. S. Senate could come down to a single race, montana. Democratic incumbent Jon Tester is seeking a fourth term against republican tim sheehy. Its the first time tester will be on the same ballot as Donald Trump who won montana by 16 points in 2020. The democrats are planning to spend nearly 45 Million in ads to Helpest Ther in the final weeks tester. Trump held a rally in montana last month to the Help Sheehy in the race. Were joined by Faith Bottom and kilometerrist Kim Strassel. Columnist. Faith, welcome. Tell us about the Fact Tester has a tough one this time. Tell us, first, about his challenger, sheehy. Yeah. So tim sheehys a great candidate for the republican party in montana, you know . He is a navy seal, he has a Bronze Medal for heroism. He has a purple heart. He, you know, moved the montana and started his own Forest Fire fighting company. You know, hes a Cattle Farmer there. Hes young, hes lively, you know . Hes very well set up in the state, and, you know, its a trump election, a lot of Working Class Voters are really interested in trump and a lot of those voters are going to be interested in sheehy as a well. Paul whats he running on . Whats he saying . You know, hes really interested in national issues, so hes really focusing on immigration, on the economy. You know, his competitor, John Test ther the, is focused on tester, is focused on local issues, abortion, infrastructure. Hes trying to the make it a local race, and sheehys trying to make it a national one. Paul testers a tough candidate. Why is he trying to the Focus On Local Races . Is it because he has a Voting Record in washington that might not sit well with a lot of montana voters . Yeah. Hes, you know, hes hoping that people will sort of take their eyes off him. You know, hes from montana, a good old boy, hes a farmer. Hes been in politics for about 30 years now, hes been elected to the senate three times now. He wants people to not focus, you know, his Track Record in washington. He