The acting director of the Secret Service has told the senators scrutinizing the agency’s budget that the near assassination of former President Donald Trump wasn’t caused by insufficient funding.
“While the reviews and investigations are ongoing, we do not believe the security failure of July 13, 2024 was the result of a lack of resources,” Ron Rowe wrote in a letter dated Sept. 5 and obtained Monday by CQ Roll Call.
Sens. Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut and Katie Britt of Alabama, the top Senate appropriators for homeland security, asked the Secret Service last month about its level of resources amid the 2024 election and whether insufficient funds have stymied the agency.
