Cotton questions Secret Service’s acting chief on agency protocol after Trump assassination attempt

July 30, 2024 at 5:37 p.m. | Updated July 31, 2024 at 9:44 a.m.

by Alex Thomas

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (left), R-Ark., and U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe are shown during hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington in these photos taken May 21, 2024, and July 30, 2024, respectively. (Left, AP/Susan Walsh; right, AP/Kevin Wolf)
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (left), R-Ark., and U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe are shown during hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington in these photos taken May 21, 2024, and July 30, 2024, respectively. (Left, AP/Susan Walsh; right, AP/Kevin Wolf)


WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., questioned on Tuesday the security measures preceding the assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, with the senator noting a lack of judgment in confronting the gunman before the shooting.

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