Acting Secret Service director shows images reenacting roof view of Trump shooter at rally

During a Senate hearing, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. testified that he "cannot defend" the security lapses surrounding the building a shooter used to target former President Donald Trump near a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Rowe used images of the building's roof to depict what he recalls from inspecting the site. "What I saw made me ashamed," Rowe told senators on Capitol Hill.

[curtstephens]

Why isn't the law officer that climbed the roof to confront the shooter not testifying before the committee?

[troyfly]

If it was that important to watch that roof why is he yelling about the local law enforcement? The secret service should have had a person there if it was important.

[yungz]

They keep blaming the locals...take responsibility for your EPIC FAILURE/SETUP

[lindaknorr]

locals were "hemmed in" without communication with SS ... YOU DID THIS ! Making locals the "fall" guys

[SpartacusColo]

The local SWAT team overtly stated to ABC that USSS never met with them on Rally Day until after the shooting. They also implied that they had informed "command" of the suspicious person and got no response. The golden question, which no one seems to ask: "What was the local team's assignment, specifically? Were they directed to be on the roof, specifically? Were they directed to monitor the roof, specifically?" Were their orders specific and laid out? Or general with lots of room for interpretation?

"A failure of imagination"??? That (The USSS) live in a dangerous world????

That's total BS. This guy needs to be removed.

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SUCH A FAILURE THAT NOBODY GETS FIRED WOW

[HM-ujud]

Who is charge of Rand Paul’s hair? Can we get some accountability for that?

[downbrown]

Imagine showing that picture, the view as one would see with your regular eyeballs and just ignoring the fact the snipers had spotters and scopes and probably the best stuff in the planet lol. Not to mention no explanation on how the snipers didn’t at the very least see the many cops running around the building repeatedly in chaos and never thought hmmm that’s odd. Just more bs

[jamesmcgarity]

Locals said they never had that meeting when everyone showed up

[shawnbutlerjr]

Take the damn accountability!!!! The local police were a supporting force not the This is unacceptable we need the truth on this hate Trump or live him he is still one of our Presidents and deserves to be protected!!!!

[jenniferwilson]

Why you mad bro seems like your hiding something

[drgolfjim]

"FAILURE OF IMAGINATION....That we actually do live in a very dangerous world"...WHAT? You are the Secret Service. This is your job to imagine we live in a very dangerous world. Why are government workers always covering for government workers?

[johnlaudenslager]

Some person or a couple made mistakes, and they should be identified, unless the Secret Service is incompetent, and demoted or fired, unless the Secret Service is incapable.

[catherinewilliams]

May the truth, the whole truth, prevail.

[dmaxi]

Secret service is trying to blame local law enforcement. Local law enforcement doesnt sit on roof tops on a regular basis, like secret service snipers do.

[jcalemason]

It’s still doesn’t take account of witnesses seeing him on the roof.

[dmassie]

There was either a plan or there wasn’t. What was the plan, and was it followed? Both will tell where the problem lies. But they are still avoiding those answers.

[charlesmaurer]

Failure to imagine someone wished someone harmed is a failure to understand the reason for the job in the first place. That statement goes beyond incompetent to unqualified to hold any job in law enforcement or security. I wouldn't put him on a detail to guard a vending machine after that one.

[billythekid-tmed]

Why are they letting this guy talk around the point that, yes, US secret service unduly left their assigned station at the windows overlooking the roof the shooter was upon, and they shall be fired.

[MariahMunnis]

Building should have had better coverage?!How about some coverage?