Secret Service Admits Communication Failures in Trump Assassination Attempt

Published on September 20, 2024

The U.S. Secret Service failed to give clear guidance to local law enforcement and suffered communication failures on July 13 before a man fired shots at former President Donald Trump, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe told a press conference on Sept. 20. Summarizing an internal review of what unfolded in Butler, Pennsylvania, Rowe said that “this was a failure on part of the United States Secret Service” and that lessons learned from the experience will help propel the service from a reactive to a proactive posture. The Secret Service was stationed in a room that was separate from the Butler County Emergency Services command post, and some local officers did not know that there were two separate communication centers, the review found....

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