BREAKING NEWS: Secret Service Acting Director Holds Press Briefing On Trump Assassination Attempts

Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe held a press briefing on Friday on the attempted assassination attempts of former President Donald Trump.

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[markwillett]

INNOCENT FATHER WAS SHOT-DEAD, AND YOU ALL GET PROMOTIONS! SICK!

[juliepiemonte]

Blah blah blah, blah blah blah. Blah blah. NO respect for this joker.

[BarbaraCrane-ee]

This man is obviously not the right choice for United States Secret Service Acting Director.

[alouise]

This is an embarrassment for our country! If you or I made an error this big in our career, we would not have a job!

[obnobn]

You dont need more $. You need to do your job. You dont deserve more $.

[ronvera]

When I was in the Marines in MCAS El Toro Ca. Nixon would come to the Western Whitehouse on a regular basis. Every time Air Force One landed at El Toro, we Marines had to get inside the barracks and stay away from the windows and hatches( doors for you civilians) until Nixon was off the base, in order to protect the POTUS. Even though we were willing to risk our life for our beloved Country. The Secret Service and their very recent intentional buffoonery is only occurring around Trump. These two failed attempts have exposed their not so accidental lapses. I am sure they had their " Jack Ruby" ready to silence the assailant in case their attempt was successful.

[donnanorton]

This man is incompetent 😡 if you cannot do your job you need to be fired .The ss does not need more money. Stop blaming local law enforcement for your failure

[joemama]

Only a government employee would pat themselves on the back after failing miserably

[davessparetime]

The previous and current Secret Service Directors are the ones that need to be held accountable.

[joshwoodford]

Also we the ppl demand the retirement package and benefits of the now disgraced former director be canceled and she be prosecuted immediately for also denying Trump the proper security for years .. and Rfk too ! The tax payers shouldn’t be funding her retirement after she and this new current director directly allowed Trump to be vulnerable .. or bc of how dishonest and incompetent they both have been since this all started.. their refusal to answer the most basic questions is unacceptable!

[kristy]

You should all be fired. A long time ago.

[kcalb]

When things like that happened, the American general public is asking for someone to hold responsibility! NOT hold a brief press conference!

[charP]

The people do not trust our President Trump in your hands. We cannot allow this negligence again. President Trump needs to hire his own people who know what they are doing.

[genelegear]

Bull Crap is all he's about. Give me more money, more agents, we're working 28 hrs a week, 3 days a week. The SS got lucky in South Florida....

[georgeshuttlesworth]

It is WAAAY past time for the Secret Service to open the Complete JFK Assassination File….😡👌

[jimm.]

he was asked why no secret service agent had been in that known location and he didnt answer that question just saying the agents were more or less ahead of Trump checking. NOT what was asked.. They knew that spot was vulnerable and did not check it out before President Trump started golfing. Especially when they say that guy was there 12 hours!!! If not for a vigilant Agent that day could have been a disaster!!!!.. I am not a Agent trained, but i have common sense to look around before i put somebody in harms way.. PLUS if the trip to the golf course was not planned, How the heck did that guy know President Trump was going there that day? I say there is a mole inside and every agent needs to be taking a lie detector test!!!

[KeepItReal]

The Secret Service is in SERIOUS need of competent leadership!!!! Also, get rid of the incompetent agents!!!! This guy reeks of incompetence and corruption.

[brianhobbs]

in his own way he is still trying to throw local law enforcement under the bus

[jeanwallace]

Cheap words no action. Prosecute him for compliance in the shot though negligence at least fire him and take his pension..

[rgr]

“We cannot afford to fail”, you have failed twice so far. At what point do you hold yourselves accountable, one person has died because of your incompetence, how many more ? All anybody should get from this briefing is that he accessed the thesaurus app on his iPhone. Successfully since July 13th, really, when did the guy with the SK-47 / ballistic plates and a bag of snacks for 12 hrs before Trump showed up, after July 13th ????