Secret Service head vows accountability for 'abject failure' in first Trump assassination attempt

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Among the things he highlighted:-- The agency increased the staff assigned to Trump and expanded its use of drone technology to get a high-level view of venues.
45% : The gunman, Thomas Crooks, climbed onto the roof of a nearby building and opened fire as Trump spoke.
45% : Critics have questioned how Routh was able to camp out for so long at a golf course Trump often visited while in town.
36% : Already, the fallout has included the resignation of the agency's previous director and changes that increased Secret Service protections for Trump before the Republican won the November election.
36% : Crooks was killed by a Secret Service countersniper, and Trump was surrounded by agents and hustled offstage.
35% : Ronald Rowe is set to testify Thursday in front of a bipartisan House task force investigating how the Secret Service, which protects the highest echelon of American leaders, performed during two assassination attempts against Trump in two months.
33% : Trump has not yet named his pick to lead the agency.
25% : Trump was wounded in the ear, one rallygoer was killed, and two others were wounded.
16% : Another assassination attempt on Trump in Florida two months later also contributed to the agency's troubles.
7% : Ryan Wesley Routh is accused of lying in wait for Trump on Sept. 15 in the shrubbery of one of Trump's Florida golf courses in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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