Ronald Rowe, the new acting director of the US Secret Service, admitted security flaws during a July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Rowe, promoted after Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid congressional criticism, expressed shame over the breach, describing it as a "failure on multiple levels." The incident involved a 20-year-old gunman and highlighted significant communication lapses within the agency.
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00:00The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was a dark day for our country.
00:05I again extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Cory Comparatore and
00:11sincere wishes for a swift recovery for Mr. Copenhaver and Mr. Dutch.
00:17The Secret Service takes full responsibility for the tragic events of July 13th.
00:23This was a mission failure.
00:26The sole responsibility of our agency is to make sure our protectees are never put in danger.
00:33We fell short of that in Butler and I'm working to make sure that this failure does not happen again.
00:41I'm focused on ensuring that the full resources of the Secret Service are utilized to safeguard
00:47our protectees and I've implemented and will continue to implement changes to ensure that that happens.
00:54We are and we will continue to cooperate with pending oversight investigations of the July 13th failure
01:02being done now by Congress, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General, and the independent review directed by President Biden.
01:11Additionally,
01:14the Secret Service's Office of Professional Responsibility is currently conducting a mission assurance review.
01:21As I stated, I'm not willing for the, I'm not waiting for the
01:25completion of those reports and I've directed the Secret Service to take immediate steps to ensure our protectees are indeed safe.
01:32And I will summarize those steps in a moment. I
01:37am committed to pursuing accountability for the Secret Service's failure in Butler, Pennsylvania.
01:43But let me be clear,
01:44if policy violations by Secret Service personnel
01:48are identified by the agency's mission assurance review, those individuals will be held accountable and
01:55they will be held accountable to our fair and thorough disciplinary process.
01:59The first part of that process is an investigation to identify whether policy violations occurred.
02:06Potential policy violations are referred to our Office of Integrity and appropriate discipline is administered under our table of penalties.
02:15The facts will drive the outcomes of those investigations and I promise accountability.
02:21And I will not rush to judgment nor ignore due process.
02:25Every single person within the Secret Service feels the weight of what happened.
02:31We are in an unprecedented threat environment and a high operational tempo during this presidential campaign.
02:37The men and women of the Secret Service are working incredibly hard and doing their jobs under difficult circumstances.
02:44They need to focus on their work and they need to know that I have their backs and that is my commitment to them.
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