Secret Service Takes Full Responsibility for Assassination Attempt on Trump

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe pledges changes such as flying drones and more physical law enforcement presence on site.

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. testifies before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committees in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 30, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said on Friday the agency takes full responsibility for the tragic events at former President Donald Trump’s rally last month, pledging changes such as flying drones.

“This was a mission failure,” said Rowe at a press conference in Washington.