OK Former Secret Service agent gives training insight following shooting at Trump rally

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) -- A face very familiar to many Oklahomans gave insight about what Secret Service agents are trained to do after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Former Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb, also worked as a Secret Service agent during the Clinton and George W. Bush administration.

"What occurred was just absolutely horrific, whether it's a Democrat or Republican, absolutely horrific," said Lamb.

Lamb said agents go through months long training preparing them for these exact situations.

"The training is extensive and intensive," said Lamb. "There is somebody that is identified in the group who's the principal, the president for the day, and you have to protect him or her and then there are different assaults that occur on him or on her at different events."

Lamb said Secret Service agents are fully aware of the dangerous situations that come with the job and are even willing to risk their own lives.

"You know quite well what you're signing up for. That's to give your life for the president of the United States," said Lamb.

He said whenever shots ring out, agents are taught to cover President then evacuate.

"You have to cover first, identify where the threat is, eliminate the threat, and then evacuate the president or the former president," said Lamb.

The former agent said as he watched the former President become the target of an apparent assassination attempt, his eyes were focused on what the Secret Service agents were doing.

"They did everything right," said Lamb. "They concealed. They covered. They made sure he was safe. They did a pat down on him. They stood up and they went immediately to the motorcade."

Now Lamb said after a situation like this, the FBI will investigate.

"If an attempt has been made on the life of the president, first lady, vice president, former, then the FBI investigates," said Lamb.

Lamb also said that there are Secret Service agents already on standby at the nearest hospital at every campaign stop.