Secret Service Head Says He ‘Cannot Defend’ Security Lapses at Trump Shooting
Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. testifies before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)MOREHIDE
Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs ranking member Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) hold a joint hearing on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) US Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Jr. (2nd R), and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate show a photo of the shooter’s position as they testify during a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Judiciary joint committee hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump, at the US Capitol on July 30, 2024. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
VIDEO: Visuals of the Trump assassination attempt vantage points are displayed for senators at the joint hearing. @SecretService deputy director Rowe points out the clear gaps in coverage. He says cannot defend the roof not being covered.@EpochTimespic.twitter.com/INUnTDOTEc
US Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe, Jr. (L), and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate are sworn in before testifying during a US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Judiciary joint committee-hearing on the security failures leading to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, at the U.S. Capitol on July 30, 2024. (Roberto Schimdt/ AFP via Getty Images)
