Both accused each other of politicizing Rowe’s attendance at the 9/11 memorial services.
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Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, and Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe angrily screamed and pointed at each other at a hearing Thursday on the assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump, a shocking moment as the agency faces intense scrutiny over its alleged failures ahead of the attempted killings.Key Facts
Fallon presented a photo of Rowe at the 9/11 memorial services in New York City this year and asked if he was the special agent in charge of the detail that day, accusing him of positioning himself close to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for exposure and blocking their details from protecting them.
Rowe defended his attendance at the memorial and said, “I actually responded to Ground Zero, I was there going through the ashes,” prompting Fallon to scream, “I’m not asking you that, I’m asking . . . were you the special agent in charge!”
Rowe, yelling back, accused Fallon of invoking “9/11 for political purposes,” telling the congressman he “is out of line.
