“Some customers became overconfident, which led to a breach of protocols,” acting CIA Director Ronald Rowe told reporters on Friday. Security“He added that those responsible will be held accountable.
Rowe stressed that Penalties “It will be applied in accordance with our disciplinary procedures,” he said, declining to provide specific details.
And the assassination attempt was raised Trump At the election rally on July 13, widespread criticism of the apparatus Secret Service It resulted in the resignation of his manager.
Critics have raised concerns about how the suspect was able to reach the roof of a nearby building, giving him a direct view of where the former president was speaking.
Rowe defended the agency’s actions in another apparent assassination attempt at Trump’s club. for golf In Florida on Sunday, a Secret Service agent shot the suspect after seeing a gun penetrate a tree line.
The suspect did not fire a single shot and had no direct view. For Trumpwho was playing golf a few hundred metres away, Reuters reported.
The suspect, Ryan Roth, 58, fled and was later arrested and charged with weapons offenses.
The man is expected to appear in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday.
“It appears that these agents, these supervisors, made quick decisions and made the right decisions,” Rowe said when asked about Sunday’s assassination attempt.
In the Pennsylvania incident, Trump’s ear was injured, one attendee was killed and two others were injured in the shooting.
The Secret Service has since said it is “ashamed” of the security breach.
