Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe engaged in a heated exchange on Tuesday regarding the level of Secret Service security provided to former President Donald Trump compared to the current president.
During the exchange, Rowe emphasized that there is a distinction between the security protocols for the sitting president and a former president. He pointed out that the sitting president holds national command authority to launch a nuclear strike, which necessitates a higher level of security and additional assets that do not accompany a former president.
