Wackrow said he is sympathetic to the hassles of security. The Secret Service acknowledged it is strained to pay its agents overtime based on the demands of multiple round-the-clock details. The Secret Service's list of people to protect under Trump includes 18 members of the president's family. The Secret Service now protects 42 people around the clock, 11 more than it did under Obama. The agency's workload for security personnel has demonstrably grown under Trump, who has five children and eight grandchildren. Trump Jr.'s push to eliminate his 24-hour protection comes at a time when the extended Trump family has faced steady criticism for straining the resources of the Secret Service. "People who want to lash out at the president are going to seek that path of least resistance," he added. "What he is becoming potentially is a target of opportunity. "In today's global risk environment, waiving this detail poses great danger to him and to his family," Wackrow said. Jonathan Wackrow, a former member of President Barack Obama's detail and now an executive of a risk management company in New York, called the decision "shocking." Several former Secret Service officials strongly recommended that the president's son reconsider his choice, saying it could put him in jeopardy.
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