Secret Service Admits Failure in Trump Assassination Attempt

The U.S. Secret Service has admitted its failure to protect former President Donald Trump during an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. A gunman narrowly missed Trump, with one shot grazing his ear. Acting Director Ronald Rowe pledged immediate reforms and accountability for the agency's lapses.

The U.S. Secret Service has taken full responsibility for failing to protect former President Donald Trump during an assassination attempt at an election rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.

A gunman shot at Trump while he was speaking in Butler, narrowly missing him, with one bullet grazing his ear.

Acting Director Ronald Rowe admitted the agency's shortcomings. 'We should have had better coverage and more presence on that roof line,' he told reporters. 'This was a Secret Service failure.' Immediate steps are being taken to prevent such lapses, and pending investigations by Congress and multiple oversight bodies are underway.

(With inputs from agencies.)