TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT | 'This was a Secret Service failure' says acting director

In a first since the assassination attempt of former U.S. president Donald Trump, the U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. gave a minute-to-minute breakdown of the series of events leading up to the shooting, with Rowe calling the incident 'a Secret Service failure.'

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[SuperGailanderson]

Did anyone else see the video of FBI washing the roof, just after the shooting happened? Wouldn't that have been an active crime scene

[Bro-wbyr]

This Is the third “never failed mission” they failed

[normandbettystock]

Why does the local enforcers insist that there was no morning briefing with the secret service!

[gregorylayne]

Takes full responsibility.. I hope some jail time comes with that full responsibility.

[cas]

Yea, brave to see them NOT rush and hide behind Trump!

[williamwynne]

This guy is an arse...trying to be tough...never fail..lol

[userb]

Yes it was, they botched the attempt. Lol

[frankd]

What about the other sniper on the water tower?