BRUTAL: Ted Cruz Has Epic Clash With Acting Secret Service Director Over Trump And RFK Jr.

At today's joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questioned Acting Director of the Secret Service Ronald Rowe Jr. and Deputy FBI Director Paul Abbate about the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
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[@mpayne8206]

Until someone is held accountable, these inquires are just political theater.

[@k3digichaos]

100% wasting our time

[@TruthScopeTV]

That’s never going to happen - the deep state would have to reveal themselves and say yes our inside job assassination attempt on Trump failed and though we’re not happy about it - --- takes full responsibility. CIA knows more than we do - we arrive at the truth unofficially but does it matter? We can clearly see this was a set up - they left Trump wide open - had the shooter been successful he would have been apprehended and brought into the deep state - he failed the mission and was taken out he knew that he had a lot on the line. There is much going on in the world that we are kept in the dark about.

[@Asidebar]

@@k3digichaos wasting lots of our tax dollars too.

[@1gmhope]

They're held to show us how corrupt our leaders are - I don't ever remember hearing actual justice being served from info exposed

[@frankebell2383]

ABSOLUTELY!!

[@joyce7ryan703]

The corruption runs so deep, it’s scary

[@georgetaylor9975]

They've been spewing propaganda about the very man that wanted to show everyone that, and sheeple would rather be programmed than see reality for what it is.

[@DianaDempsey-rj3gr]

Throughout Europe also it's very scary and worst of all they are not even hiding it

[@MrTubby24]

tip of the iceberg

[@trevorphilips2025]

it is totally obvious from how this guy speaks he is clearly picking words to say, he is not willing to say the truth as it is. instead of that he is trying cover up. he says there is nothing political but he is being political as hell, instead of answering directly yes or not, he was justifying and escaping from direct answers to yes or no questions.

[@ZiggieZoo]

It's worse than organized crime in the 1920s ever was.

[@denisokunev631]

8,000 secret service agents $3.2 billion budget and nobody knows what is going on 😂.

[@damondiehl5637]

It's almost like it's a bureaucracy...

[@nateo200]

You think that is bad? Please don't look at the Department of Defense its even scarrier lmfao

[@ZiggieZoo]

Government's entire purpose is to steal from its citizenry and get rich.

[@yankeedoo2010]

Give me 2b I could do better

[@mabeljoe4305]

Too many chiefs nit enough indians in the SS

[@patricekanagy5898]

Until everyone who was in charge of that day is fired and held accountable, this is just a waste of our tax dollars.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

Nobody will be fired. They were just following orders from the White House

[@ShaneDeclue]

Text dollars, what are those?I've chosen to forget about those during the whole bin administration.

[@T.Bleazy]

@@ShaneDeclueyeah I don’t know what I text dollar is either

[@joycecantrell4478]

After listening to this, I can tell you.Our country is not safe from within and from outside.

[@HB-Betty]

I had a hard time watching how arrogant and pompous the SSD was being…. So sick of the deceit!

[@arkyboy14]

No one is going to accept responsibility at the Secret Service.

[@MarlonAllen-pg9dl]

Uh the person who did literally resigned…?

[@LorenzoNW]

@@MarlonAllen-pg9dl That's not accepting full responsibility. She never told the truth. She kept her mouth shut and played dumb.

[@TexanIndependence]

@@LorenzoNW Why would anyone accept responsibility and lose their job and salary, in a society that will not shame such people. Without a homogenous, religious population, we are just divided into easily exploitable tribes and no one has any accountability, not to their culture, people. Atleast if they were devout they might fear divine accountability, but in this case they aren't. The love of money is the root of much evil.

[@tobybigham4196]

@@MarlonAllen-pg9dl If she accepted responsibility she would have answered all questions, cooperated with authorities, and been involved with fixing the deficiencies that were her fault. I take it you have never had any real responsibility before other than maybe feeding the family cat.....

[@omegaman6770]

@@tobybigham4196😂👍

[@VanSile]

The acting Secret Service director Ronald Rowe should resign too. He defends the Secret Service saying that he will not rush to judgment until the investigation is completed but he doesn't answer simple questions that should have been known just hours after the attempted assassination. Who was in charge, has this person been interviewed? Did law enforcement leave the roof and for what reason? Simple questions he is not answering. He should be held in contempt for not answering the questions directly or fired if he really doesn't know the answers to simple questions.

[@rockyday1637]

He should have resigned along with his boss because he's part of the problem

[@spaceweasel]

He is no better than the person he replaced!

[@davidbolds7104]

Of course. They're all dems

[@yankeedoo2010]

Wonder how much Obama is paying him

[@MattBaker-zd8nq]

Commies stick together

[@richbrake9910]

Probably worse.

[@andrewhaven9438]

The secret service needs a complete overhaul..

[@ohmymcmc]

Kennedy was trying to do just that 😢

[@possumverde]

​@ohmymcmc lol... no he wasn't. JFK was doing everything he could to get himself unalived. For the months leading up to it, he had been constantly overruling their safety protocols. It finally caught up with him as desired.

[@gdholmfirth]

A good start would be tor return them to the Dept. of the Treasury.

[@lindabonomo7659]

Every one of those dem. depts need an overhaul

[@GrahamCahill-uj3sc]

Cruz isn't taking any bullshit!

[@dongvo4761]

Senator Ted Cruz is very Smart ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ we love you T Cruz

[@JimmyTruett]

Yes it is a shame that a 20 year old kid out smarted the Secret Service of the United States !!!!!!

[@FLsoon]

No, he didn’t. His handlers did.

[@newtoniantime8804]

Secret Service failed so hard one wonder if that Kid were helped up that roof..

[@martinlawrence4200]

@@newtoniantime8804 You think they 'failed ?' HAHA

[@martinlawrence4200]

@@newtoniantime8804 You believe they are that STUPID ? HAHA

[@1s3ngr1m]

Secret Service outsmarted itself, manipulating a 20 year old kid and helping him snipe Trump AND still failing it, guaranteeing Trumps next presidency

[@anxioussamurai9017]

Why is no one EVER held accountable? These inquiries are next to useless.

[@Ysumguy]

He’s the interim Secret Service Director. The real Director of the SS stepped down (was fired?) But I do see your point.

[@Dravianpn02]

​@@Ysumguystepped down to receive a pension. Aka a slap on the wrist.

[@jpenna1976]

Because this reality TV show with elected actors. Cruz had no intention to get proper replies from him.

[@bobwhite7687]

Because the people have handed their own best interest and power to the media and their democratic political party.

[@matthewotis3594]

​@@jpenna1976if so it's because he knows how often these people being questioned never answer the fn question.

[@hornet224]

A 20 year old outsmarted the Secret Service, FBI, and local law enforcement single-handedly.

[@DonSchmidt-hj2gd]

Well, the kid WAS aided by ridiculously lax gun laws in the U.S.

[@earlfithian2147]

"outsmarted" or was invited by SS et al

[@2pugman]

He was part of the plan !

[@olivierdoral4304]

He 'outsmarted' them by using a ladder and climbing on an adjacent roof

[@motiv311]

he was recruited by them

[@myrnabrockhead561]

Thank you, Sen. Cruz, for your remarks.

[@julianlayton9081]

This guy needs to resign

[@herbgriffitt7335]

Skilled at not answering a direct question, unskilled at protecting a former President

[@gdv4612]

For Biden that's the perfect candidate

[@DConstructiveCritic]

He was definately trained by a PR firm like Hogarth & Ogilvy prior to his appearance in this committee.

[@GardenGuy1942]

Cruz keeps interrupting him. Hard to watch this

[@Elisa-j6s]

The former president won’t even show his medical records 🤔 the orange man needs to go to prison already

[@Dolly-6782]

​@@GardenGuy1942... Because he's had enough of them blowing smoke, they refuse to answer a direct yes or no questions, this shows there is something they are hiding.

[@AngelaMoore-g2f]

Thank you for being here. I think this guy needs to be fired.

[@Lacey_Face]

Hes as bad or worse than Cheeto according to whistleblowers.

[@sumerbc7409]

He doesn't seem excited about reforming the Secret Service and answering questions. Ted should have tag teamed him with Jim Jordan for the final nail in the coffin.

[@JuanCarlosOmar_CHAMP15NS]

💯

[@Lacey_Face]

@sumerbc7409 This is Senate Committee, not House Committee.

[@mcbillygoat]

Ted is correct. We want answers. I want those answers and I want answers now. Those answers are out there and yet I don’t have them. In their defense, they are called Secret Service. They know how to keep those secrets.

[@CrowMercury]

Any criminal this evasive would get contempt of court and probably a guilty verdict. He’s gonna get a 6 digit retirement check.

[@gaylavogel4335]

What a disgrace when you can’t trust the secret service and FBI. It’s actually a sad shame.

[@Ascotman]

"DEEP STATE" aka the "SWAMP"..TRUMP 2024!!!!!

[@andreamajchrzak3475]

Are you surprised that we can't trust the secret service and any agency with 3 letter acronyms? It shouldn't be a surprise to anybody!!!!!!

[@gasmith7486]

You can’t trust the FBI!! They know Obama is a liar and a fraud with his fake documents and they did nothing about it.

[@tomservo75]

No doubt there was a giant fuck-up and questions that need answering. But just going nuclear on a guy who's trying to explain complex processes doesn't help either. I'm giving the L to Cruz on this one. The man knows that if he says there were 15 agents and there were really 14 he could be roasted for perjury. I've seen a lot of slimy evasive people testify before Congress. This man is not one of them, he's doing the best he can being thrust into a difficult position after the fact.

[@dianasims6819]

​@@tomservo75I agree this man was thrust into a very difficult position. But he was asking simple questions. How many were there in Butler Pennsylvania and how many are normally around the president. That should be a very simple question. I've also heard rumors don't know if they're true or not that he only had three secret service for a huge outdoor event. Kamala Harris had an event indoors much smaller and she had 14. Doesn't seem quite right to me.

[@CookeSonsCarpentry]

No one is ever held accountable, this crap is wild.

[@bigdaddy5884]

Unless you are all those who sided with trump

[@michaelduquette87]

What happened to Trump and the folks who follow him isn't accountability, it's fraud.

[@TruthC03]

Imagine a political appointee saying they're not political

[@JudyGurl]

like, HELLO, you were chosen for a reason there, Einstein.

[@Turndog82]

Exactly! 🤯

[@cecurit3429]

Trump appointed fbi director Rey

[@JerdMcLean]

He us not politicals he is speaking truth you are just mad Donald got caught faking it and got an innocent kid ended who just wanted to watch with his constitutionally protected AR

[@JerdMcLean]

​@@cecurit3429 Donald Trumps did not it was Gerald Ford fyis

[@richbrake9910]

Yes or No, Mr. Director? It's not a difficult question!

[@boeshull475]

As American I’ve never been so angry and upset with the media and politics. No one ever is held accountable and us Americans are over it

[@Peirre1Mom]

Did you know Ol’Joe has never fired anyone who has been brought before Congress? The latest failure resigned!

[@Christopher-Lenz]

That's why we must fight for Trump!

[@sallyhamimed7712]

TRUMP 2024

[@boeshull475]

Agreed

[@bubu-xy4ln]

Medias are all occupied by left wings, sorry about that.

[@pricklycactusblossom6790]

Get rid of this one, too!

[@KarenMyers-rk9fv]

And the lies continue

[@MarlonAllen-pg9dl]

Okay karen

[@fireflyrn]

They should immediately go to jail if they refuse to answer questions and refuse to be prepared for these inquiries

[@jamieshelton2892]

WHY didn’t Secret Service even show up for a briefing with local law enforcement, prior to the event??? ALL you ever get from these clowns, is “plausible deniability.”

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

According to this new head of the SS, he claimed that they met with all teams several days prior, where they discussed at length who will be doing what, they just didn't attend future breifings because they already new their role. In this case, he says there were 140 indivduals, 70 local law enforcement and 70 secret service, and the local law enforcement were responsible for securing the outer perimeter, detaining/searching people of interest, etc. If any actual threat was found, they were to report the threat directly to secret service, who would then raise the alarm and pull trump off stage (and/or prevent him from going up) So far, (from what I heard in the longfrom version of this video) it seems that the law enforcement never told secret service there was any threat, so they were operating at normal levels, trusting that law enforcement was handling things. (The only thing I find odd, is that the snipers fired almost immediately on the shooter, so it seems like they were already aware and watching him, so I don't understand why they never reported someone on the roof)

[@awen777]

Exactly! The dance around that question will be long and arduous!

[@lady2550]

Facts. And what happened prior is BS. All that matters is they did not show up at the 9 am one. They never do that. One more in the column of SS was part of it. I mean the one woman couldn't even holster her weapon twice. Why was she on Trumps detail and not Jimmy carters.

[@dianasims6819]

​@@BattleBladeWarriorI listened to Huckabee the other night on TV and he had an ex-secret service man on there. He said that that roof was in the Inner Circle where the Secret Service should have been in charge.

[@awen777]

@@BattleBladeWarrior Where did you get all that?!

[@bingsterc7621]

JUST FIRE HIM!

[@giftcardbill]

"I don't recall approving it" What a punk assed liar.

[@StephenMerchant-up8sg]

Soon as you hear the R word you know it's fishy

[@GardenGuy1942]

@@StephenMerchant-up8sgwhat a racist remark.

[@mikemichaels2914]

@GardenGuy1943 how that racial guy? Or was that a poor attempt at a joke against Russians?

[@StephenMerchant-up8sg]

@@GardenGuy1942 'Recall'

[@CharlieDexter99]

Either you did or you didn’t. “I don’t recall” is exactly saying “I dont want to answer”

[@sandrarountree1030]

The Complexity of the LIES can't even get close to the Simplicity of the TRUTH!

[@JuliaCote-i7j]

Can't believe these people really think we are that stupid to believe them. They need to fire them all.

[@Izzi1967]

Absolutely! It’s all going to end November 5th !

[@MKG176]

He answered every question, and they all made perfect sense. Russian bot accounts ^

[@annahanstrom521]

if you mean people like Ted Cruz, then yes, they should all be fired because he won’t listen to the man’s answers.

[@tommykaji4414]

Well what are you going to do about it ?.....answer is "NOTHING"

[@CharlieEverest-l8x]

Yet people still trust in biden-Harris administration!, it’s astonishing!!

[@twalton_joven]

He needs to resign as well. Clean house

[@DRPaulk]

Look up his employment history. He is in no way qualified for his position.

[@adolfodelgado9361]

Starting with Cruz

[@DudleyBurleson-eu6zq]

Why,? Because he's asking real questions?

[@mexhapatiartesanceramica7865]

yes Ted Cruz should resign

[@lynnb-TruckCastreauJr]

Meet the new boss...same as the old boss. Rowe is disgracefully dishonest.

[@davidbolds7104]

It is main feature of all communists

[@lawrencequave7361]

When an arm of the Federal Govt. (SS, FBI, AG, etc.) and not just some 'nut case' stages an assassination, EVERYONE involved has NO CHOICE but to lie and hope the ones who weren't directly involved don't snitch. You will NEVER get an admission of truth. This is the VERY definition of 'conspiracy'. This is why 14,000 documents concerning the Kennedy assassination are STILL locked away 60 years later. You have to wait until EVERYONE who might have been involved (so they can't be prosecuted) is DEAD before the truth can be allowed out. This case WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

[@adysaxman77]

The partin on the left' is now the partin on the right...

[@bcvc3365]

I noticed that he is lying 🤥 it’s obvious

[@LeahandBlair]

He's got a sharp haircut though?

[@Stan-i5h]

Bureaucracy at its worst. Hold them accountable

[@aamir.voice-overs]

Bureaucracy is also worst in Pakistan. The Secret Service leaders operate the Bureaucrats.

[@davidmeans2022]

The Secret Serice is a JOKE

[@janiebenavidez2121]

You bet it's a joke

[@BobChanter]

@@janiebenavidez2121 And this guy, now at the top, is just as bad as the last leader.

[@R_notrump]

Actually when u go on.likr Trump that's a joke

[@BobChanter]

@@R_notrump What are you trying to say? Your grammar sucks.

[@lorrainhennke5528]

Sure does.

[@josephgaribaldi4340]

Great to see his true colors while he is Acting Director! Yet again, like others, he thinks himself above the members of the oversight committee

[@MarlonAllen-pg9dl]

Nah he was cool until teddy boy didnt let him answer a question id be mad if someone kept talking over me too and saying im not answering a question

[@PrggyWade]

You know they are lying when.. they start with.. Senator..blah, blah, blah. Quoting the same old talking points again and again. It is getting reminiscent of the Soviet Union inquires. This man learned well. God help America, although we do not deserve it!

[@josephgaribaldi4340]

@@MarlonAllen-pg9dl Yea right, there were many behaviors that required a second twist in the plot! And of course Curly Joe is 'telling' the story about Corn Pop, here one can expect a lot of twists turns and simple making it up.

[@josephgaribaldi4340]

@@PrggyWade LEAKED TEXTS Reveal Secret Service Knew About Trump Shooter 90 Minutes BEFORE Shooting

[@dianasims6819]

​@@MarlonAllen-pg9dlbut he didn't answer the question. They give the run around and never answer a question. He asked how many people were in Trump's camp and how many were in Biden's and he wouldn't answer.

[@Fabian19840721]

These aren't failures - they were deliberate.

[@rosemaryfabian2920]

Of course they were

[@Dolly-6782]

Absolutely no doubt & it's being exposed.

[@georgemurphy2579]

Correct! There is a difference between failure and deliberate!

[@tonyuresti8719]

BO​@@Dolly-6782BOT

[@croweater1]

100% inside job

[@AntonioQ-e4t]

It’s a joke. They should call themselves the Secret DisService Agency

[@davidtate7372]

Does anyone ever get fired or sent to jail in these hearings?????

[@1971-w9u]

Jim Jordan was subpoenaed and refused and nothing has happened yet.

[@ProudlyShadowBanned]

Nope

[@boone6751]

This is theater

[@pjd417]

Nooooooo

[@MrWeareone777]

No. But I find it entertaining 🎉

[@ngriffin100]

So the new guy doesnt know anything either

[@vfvf9354]

He is very disrespectful towards Mr. Cruz and Hawley. His behaviour is obnoxious!!!!

[@waynerain2372]

He knows plenty, like mayorkas he LIES.

[@KRSV1024]

Exactly. The one who knows, conveniently goes off the picture by resigning. And new guy does not know what exactly happened because he was involved. This is how the bureaucrats survive in Washington DC. This is the system that the Elite group came up with. It looks like we are an amazing world class republic constitution but system operates like totalitarianism. What the heck we are doing in Ukraine when we our system is so broken. May God bless United States of America (I really mean it).

[@Randy-jz9ox]

These two are just office figures. We want to talk to the man or woman that was in control of the field operations/perimeter.

[@Asidebar]

they send lots od rime leaning how to not answer questions.

[@frankbrislin4378]

This bloke should be held in contempt; straight up.

[@nannyjoes]

The smell of the swamp is palpable.

[@Uyiiouuoiuiiuyi]

Like trump

[@linda6987]

I knew when I hit play I would get pissed off. And here we are. Thank you Ted! ♥️♥️🤍💙🇺🇸💙🤍♥️♥️

[@Great_Kate]

God how embarrassing. No accountability just lies.

[@JonathanAmar79]

She resigned just for this fool to pull the same shit? Get him out too. I'm so sick of this administration.

[@donna3675]

100% abundantly obvious now!🤯😡Pisses me off-they just replace the male version of the first director.

[@Troo-Thirts]

The fact that the people asking the questions are still referring to these things as "failures" speaks volumes

[@karenhanson5277]

I am glad Senator Cruz is digging into RFK Jr. being denied Secret Service.

[@carolynw8614]

Same. I’m voting Trump no matter what but RFK SHOULD absolutely have SS protection. Problem is, the current administration is making all this political and protection should never be political. Especially since we know the Kennedy history. The current administration is reckless at the minimum and I truly hope their motivation isn’t more nefarious

[@smooody1988]

Kanye should get secret service too. I hear he is running again

[@dianasims6819]

I am interested to see what will happen because Rumor Has It Trump possibly will be running with Kennedy for vice president. Been hearing this but don't know how true it is. I heard that he got rid of JD Vance but not sure why

[@speedystriper]

@@dianasims6819 I certainly hope this is true. RFK Jr. would bring in a ton of Democrats who aren;t keen on Kamala. Where did you hear this rumor?

[@skilletpan5674]

Trump and Kanye would be the best choice. Secure all the votes.

[@jeffreyadams648]

No one makes a decision? No accountability

[@jollygiant]

Too true. Most corporations run this model to avoid accountability!

[@freemason4979]

These people own the USA. The rest are just renting

[@organicinohio5398]

Why no one gets fired….

[@anthonykaiser974]

Decisions are made AFTER determining ALL pertinent facts. MAGA politicians playing politics as usual.

[@fitcwebb]

"It's not a decision, it's a conversation"

[@rgcabr]

He is a liar just like cheatle.

[@rscranman2002]

stop spouting misinformation.

[@jackn8458]

What do you think he lied about?

[@russpeele9882]

@@rscranman2002 yeah you right, he's not like Cheatle, he is far worse... he had closer control than Cheatle. He deserves to be hung out to dry along with the SS director!

[@karenhuttoe9203]

He just perjured himself

[@moobie21312]

I know right. Cruz lies about everything.

[@kimmckinnon3101]

How can they just pay dumb and get away with it?

[@genewoodward8695]

Former Secret Service agents say this "Clown" is worse than Cheatle.

[@genestone4951]

He's apparently bicameral, and something about nuclear codes...so likely you are correct. He's a clown. I'll bet he's good at Powerpoint though.

[@TFTO1973]

Not surprised.

[@v0n1b0]

@@genestone4951 Bicameral , so another DEI hire.

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

They need to get Bongino and other ex-SS to do these hearings.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

He is a Mayorkas appointee.

[@christy1768]

I would be utterly embarrassed to be any part of this. They have absolutely no shame How embarrassing it must be to be such a complete joke to an entire country!

[@ReAl-uu8ku]

He is a better liar than the former director

[@Titlegal]

All I can say it’s a good thing that Congress doesn’t have the power to put somebody in jail for contempt of Congress if they did this guy and Miss Chele would both be in jail today.

[@jamieround2784]

This guy is knee deep in the cover up of an assassination attempt and a actual murder

[@JesseWisener-cf5pl]

And yet, still not believable.

[@owlfethurz8377]

exactly.

[@davemartino5997]

@@Titlegaldemocrats have no problem putting people in jail for that . Oh wait the justice department only goes after the democrats political opponents.

[@aaronluepke8999]

Its amazing that these people can sleep at night

[@thegood9]

Sounds like all the SS and FBI leadership needs to be let go.

[@JohnnyNerski]

AND JAILED, PERIOD.

[@4fundays]

WE are not stupid. WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU. ✝️🇺🇲💗

[@moparedtn]

"The Secret Service is not political." Horseshit...

[@mickeyholding7970]

I uttered the exact same thing.

[@strongarms2127]

@moparedtn: It's pure Democratshit

[@LimleyGilbert]

They were certainly inept, but what did they do that was political?

[@dianasims6819]

​@@LimleyGilbertwhat they're trying to say is that it was either because it was Trump or because he is a republican I'm not sure which that he doesn't get the same protection as the president.

[@LimleyGilbert]

@@dianasims6819 They never go quite the same protection. Still, I admit that it was a very poor job. No one wants ANY candidate to be hurt, no matter the differences or disagreements. The SS embarrassed us all.

[@CKK-e7j]

Catastrophic is the proper word to use…also criminal is a better word

[@paulaswaim8434]

The most comprehensive part of Secret Service training must be how to avoid accountability and not answer questions.

[@tobybigham4196]

Considering the first step of the hiring process is an assessment of your sex, religion, race, and loyalty to Barry.

[@sarge7string232]

The swamp is DEEP .

[@gplatinumgamer1]

This is crazy. Secret Service becoming an absolute joke

[@claresecervantes2479]

Trump is a joke

[@gplatinumgamer1]

@@claresecervantes2479 Another Gen Z brainwashed by the media - Coming from a Gen Z

[@Ziegfried82]

@@claresecervantes2479 ok sure. Do you want Democrats being protected by incompetent secret service details?

[@adamirishconundrum851]

​@@gplatinumgamer1still trying to figure out it's sexual identity

[@michaelpower4372]

The broader must be ok now. Because cruz is usually there near election time shouting his mouth off about this that and the other that's wrong with the broader. 😂😅

[@GlendaWilliams-g4n]

They can never answer a question

[@jonboy9912]

Why did they allow Trump to get on that stage?

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

I've watched the longform version of this hearing, and the secret service director explained multiple times that a "person of concern" is very normal, and there are usually multiple suspicious people at most events. In most cases, this just amounts to the people being vetted, searched, etc, and then sent on their way. If a threat is discovered, the secret service is alerted, in which case they would act. According to secret service director, Trumps protection was split between secret service and law enforcement. Law enforcement were responsible for controlling the outer perimeter and reporting to secret service if there was a dangerous threat. However, all law enforcement did that day, was say there were "people of interest" and shared photos and radio/text conversations amongst themselves but never raised the alarm beyond that. Secret service has essentially stated if they were to pull the protectee off stage every time someone suspicious is noticed, they'd never be on stage. instead they rely on the team to notify them when there is a legitimate threat. If a threat was raised, they would take Trump off stage immediately. Since they were never told there was any actual threat, they proceeded as normal, trusting that law enforcement had taken care of it, and were actively monitoring the person. So far, it sounds like the secret service were intentionally left out of the loop by the local law enforcement, and never notified that Trump was in danger.

[@Steve-du2nz]

@@BattleBladeWarriorwhat a joke. And you believe this? Lol. The fact is the SS was responsible, period, full stop.

[@mattbastubee5255]

​@@BattleBladeWarriorhow many activities on or around that site would require someone to be in possession of a range finder ?

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

@@Steve-du2nz If they were solely responsible, they could've easily pulled another JFK, and while they were piled on top of Trump, just shot him close range. or multiple other ways to take him out close range that would not require a shooter, hired by the FBI, and protected by local PD. I'm not saying I don't believe they had anything to do with this, I'm just saying based on what I've heard in the case so far, (because its several hours long, and I haven't seen the whole case yet) it seems more likely the police/FBI were responsible, in the areas that I mentioned, and the SS were purposely left out of the loop. To your point though, the SS director later states that they apparently "couldn't use their drones" (or their drone repelling counter technology, or even effectively communicate with each other over the phone/radio) because they "kept losing reception and did not have a stable wifi signal" but then they also state that the shooter had his own drone, and had no wifi/connection issues, and the ss director stated "I have no idea why his worked and our equipment did not" So that is certainly suspicious right there. I'm not blind to this being an inside job with multiple people involved, I'm just saying so far, it seems like the SS were not the main reason for the failure, it went above them.

[@dustinmorgan2685]

@@Steve-du2nz It makes sense that at large rally's your going to have several people that may be acting out of the norm. Doesn't mean they all rise to the level we saw that day. Doesn't mean we don't ask questions about all of it though either.

[@lookup17]

God Almighty, I’ve never been more shamed and astonished how deep this wickedness goes.

[@gp877]

Hahah exactly. Ironically this senator and all his congressional colleagues have authority to change this and they don’t! This is all a show!

[@mikem9058]

Anyone who appears before these committees and refuses to answer questions should be immediately fired from all public office, period

[@woodrowmagnus2535]

Problem is, democrats do not fire democrats.

[@hornesbee]

Crews is a butt head. He asks a question and doesn't get the answer he wants and talks over the guy like crews knows better...Typical political theater. Remember most all these politicians were lawyers. They can twist anything in any direction they want.

[@Vivian-hz3hz]

I agree with you 🇺🇸😳

[@akmurf7429]

Actsactly what Trump needs to do if he gets in. And any RINO who opposes him needs to go also. the RINOs blocked him last time.

[@jonsorensen1007]

And put in jail immediately for lying to congress under oath or at the very least contempt. Until that happens none of this matters.

[@barryr790]

Hearings for the last 50 years have accomplished what?

[@ThomasBrown-h2w]

The level of incompetence is mind blowing

[@Axl_colts]

No matter how much they are grilled they are never held accountable.

[@andregoodwin890]

The GOP is going to have to take the chance to be called mean and racist.until then,they are cowards

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

Because they do not fall under the control of Congress and the malignant cancer of deep state will protect them no matter who gets killed.

[@jamestonybrown1712]

They can't answer binary yes/no questions.What a sham.

[@HR_Racc]

They will under God unless they repent and believe in Jesus

[@kelanders]

When the question requires a lengthy verbose explanation, it’s a lie

[@AyanokoG]

you forgot an answer with a lot of vague jargon and generalizations to confuse the audience

[@mattjustice6412]

People need to be held accountable for their actions already.

[@gthomer1231]

he's no better than the female director

[@danjones7561]

He's better. He has the guts to reply and raise his voice. She was a robotic wimp.

[@kahliltucker3841]

@@danjones7561agreeed he showing emotion and even thank the agents for doing there job

[@moayad80]

Exactly​@@danjones7561

[@BARCHMENG]

​@@danjones7561the difference is she was part of the problem. This guy is new

[@seventhuser904]

@@BARCHMENG Probably facing the Heat which he might not be responsible for. I would give the guy some time.

[@2209009pm]

How can we trust the people in charge who refuse to answer a yes or no question.

[@JamesC696]

Trump supporter?

[@barbaraingram5147]

Dont you agree? Yes or No should be easy to answer.

[@-OBELUS-]

We can't.

[@DylanLopez1]

​@@barbaraingram5147how do you watch this and think it's legit questioning? It's not. They're politicians that spin words like politicians do. Sometimes answers are not a simple yes or no. Complexities and simple answers are oxymoronic

[@charlesprice7608]

@@DylanLopez1the simplest explanation is usually the correct one, we have way to many over educated idiots running things.

[@trevoryoung3134]

This is infuriating.

[@JDroo-me5uo]

For you it's infuriating, for me it's comedy

[@FractalPrism.]

"are you a potato? yes or no" "senator thank you for that question, that's not a yes or no question, let me instead regale you on the philosophy and intent of my agency"

[@Gunnypauly73]

The acting Director is just as bad as the previous director and should be fired !

[@Buddhistview145]

@@Gunnypauly73 yes, but that wont happen under a Dem administration. If Trump wins, expect major house cleaning.

[@thomasespositio3139]

at least he looks the part and not like a lunch room monitor

[@turboponies]

He has to hold up for 6 mo's. That's it.

[@willj487]

I disagree, he seems much more forthright. Remember, senators are trying to make headlines also. Nothing he said would have satisfied what he was looking for.

[@turboponies]

@@willj487 Ehhh, Yes or No answer would've.

[@kennethweaver8029]

For not being political the acting secret service director sure answers questions like a politician!

[@justindupre7274]

That is not a yes or no question? Yes it is, Acting Director. Ask for him to resign, lock him up.

[@feenix219]

I wish lying to Senators had a penalty.

[@jeff1806]

How about members of congress lying to the American people? This should have consequences too. Dem reps lied about the health of Joe. I'm sure there are examples of GOP members lying too.

[@TheresaSarvis]

Now I get why they’re called “ secret” service… they won’t tell you anything!!

[@owensweetland342]

😅😂

[@CarlosBraz-ve3ki]

😂

[@annwalsh8079]

Bingo! 😂

[@mikewurlitzer5217]

And why the SS is a very appropriate name for them.

[@owensweetland342]

@@mikewurlitzer5217 👍🏻

[@TruthOverAgenda-u7o]

Guy didn’t even understand a simple question and he is a hot head. Has no business in his position.

[@visby2548]

You aren't even qualified to write YT comments and yet here you are.

[@TDH8988]

Another puppet. Just like Cheatle. They can loose this one, And go further whit lying.

[@TexanIndependence]

He understood the questions. He is lying. Saying "I do not recall" in US government hearings really means "I don't want to say". They are trained to use that remark on anything that they don't want to divulge.

[@TruthOverAgenda-u7o]

@@visby2548 your parents are cousins. lol

[@dianasims6819]

​@@visby2548you know if you're going to be in that type of position you need to be clear-headed level-headed and not fly off the bat

[@SteveNicholson-bk4tf]

These people are laughable liars.

[@briand7946]

Such serious non consequential theater

[@Chrisfragger1]

They never know anything... They are either lying, under oath? Or they are criminally incompetent. But... Let's be honest, you people will NOT hold anyone accountable. So, why does any of this even matter?

[@ULTRAVISTA.]

Will any of it even matter? Why are these the videos that are going viral? They're posting these videos to act like people are being held accountable? I don't know

[@barbaralbrehm9967]

Vote.

[@stevenrollason7939]

As government employees being questioned by representatives of the people -their bosses- they should not be allowed to have legal consult prior to a performance evaluation. Can you imagine the repercussions if we pulled this malarkey at work.

[@Rykiz_Vidz]

It's all theater. This happens so the average American can watch it and go "finally they are asking questions that need to be asked and saying what needs to be said", but at the end of the day it doesn't matter. Nothing will change, and the corruption will continue. This is just surface level satisfying to the public because it looks like something is being done.

[@mattrohr1266]

You are right, but its at least nice to see them ret ripped up by Cruz

[@sallyhamimed7712]

Absolutely sickening!!! Wont answer questions!!! Fire these people

[@patscott6365]

They seem to be a law unto themselves. Constant dodging of the direct questions and sheer obfuscation.

[@akmurf7429]

Got to start at the top. President, congress, senators dept heads, etc... If the people keep electing crooks, it never changes. Kamala is one of the biggest.

[@tvtvtvtv98]

These hearings, while sometimes entertaining, are a waste of time. Ted Cruz yells at a guy for awhile, peppering them with hard questions and the person responds with canned answers that have nothing to do with the question. And then they sprinkle in a "I do not recall". And then Ted says "You aren't answering my questions". And they say "I can get that information for you". And then everyone goes home and nobody does anything about anything ever. It is the exact same every single time.

[@grantpflum6844]

Yep

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

My favorite are the “It’s a yes or no question…”, it’s answered and then tell say “You’re not answering my question!”

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

And the fact that Cruz is making a bid deal about the amount of agents on detail for a current and former POTUS is idiotic. Of course at times the situation President will have more agents in general. Imagine if 6yrs ago it came out that Obama had the same detail 24-7 as Trump, they would’ve accused the SS of wasting money.

[@wanathan101]

​​@@yourlifeisagreatstory I'm not defending him, but I do know, as someone who has to explain complex problems and solutions to upper level management that has less understanding of the field in question, that sometimes answers are not always black and white without further background context. I wished both could have come in with more prepared transparency and patience. E.g., 20 agents the vs 20 agents + 5 support agents equal or different?

[@tuomasholo]

These hearings are not a waste of time, case in point the bipartisan outrage at the former head of security for Pepsi Co.

[@mattwhaley4903]

The inability to answer simple questions is unacceptable

[@arulopez163]

Bravo!! Senator Ted Cruz!!!

[@thomastruong8382]

Always a pleasure to listen to Cruz questioning. he is a former champion debater.

[@dlariby]

For what? Yelling louder than the other guy?

[@Kryptospotted]

Ted Cruz - #1 Washington Post fan

[@taylorshelp5046]

This guy is a liar and partially responsible.

[@Martinique_36]

And very condescending

[@simonsays8831]

He is complicit in the murder that day. Civil lawsuits on the way

[@yohannbiimu]

As incompetent and light in brain matter, as the former director was, *THIS GUY is probably the one who was actually making all of the decisions in the Secret Service since he was hired by DHS and his agency.* Former director Cheatle was probably a scapegoat in this whole affair.

[@lorrainebrooke904]

I don't like the look of him. Well done Mr. Cruz for exposing this person.

[@tomservo75]

@@lorrainebrooke904 For exposing what?! Get a grip on yourself. The man is doing his best, you know there were fuckups at Secret Service and people need to be held accountable but how do you know it's this guy, you have no proof - I point out that this guy was not in charge on that day, neither of SS nor at Butler. From what I see he's doing the best he can, he's trying to piece things together too he just was thrust into this role, I wouldn't want his job for anything. Heads need to roll but going nuclear on guys who don't have instantaneously satisfying answers doesn't help. Sheez, he knows full well that if he answers there were 15 agents and there were really 14, he can be prosecuted for perjury. It's a no-win situation, he's doing the best he can, I'd like to see any of you in the same hot seat.

[@blksbth1]

I cannot believe Ronald Rowe Jr is actually getting testy under these questions. He should be displaying epic levels of humility and embarrassment for this unbelievable failure....with emphasis on "unbelievable".

[@leecarson3426]

Exactly. He is very arrogant and rude. He knows he screwed up and he needs to be humble and apologize. He's an EMBARRASSMENT 😳

[@KH4444444444N]

Correct.

[@KH4444444444N]

This was a very dark day for America and her intelligence industrial complex and her integrity.

[@Brough1111]

Exactly

[@jiggyquinn5635]

Never forget, as a legal tax paying citizen, YOU ARE PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS AND ALL OF THESE PEOPLE!

[@jamesrobinson2138]

Stonewalling just like the rest. He just got in and he already needs the boot. Immediately.

[@RANDOMSEARCHER-pn9ll]

I'm amazed at how many people KNOW this was political, yet will still vote for the party of CYA liars.

[@tomservo75]

I didn't see any stonewalling here. I've seen a lot of slimy witnesses squirm in front of Congress. This man was not one of them. Was there a giant fuck-up? Yes. Do heads need to roll? Yes. But just going nuclear on a guy who just became acting head, who was not even in charge of Butler himself and is calmly trying to explain a situation that can't be expressed in yes or no terms is not helping the process. I like Sen. Cruz normally but he's just looking for sound bites here, he was being very unfair to the guy.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Outrageous. Abolish Homeland Security. Clean house in Secret Service

[@Jgatti41]

Thats what they are trying to do. So they can replace them with their own version of the Order Police.

[@josefernando6906]

Dea as well

[@tobybigham4196]

This is Obama's DOHS, just like his DOJ. They won't even elevate agents until they pledge allegiance to Barry.

[@bangelo8067]

Let's have Elon do this.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

@@josefernando6906 and FBI

[@justatitle]

How could he not have the answers to such simple questions?

[@incognitootingocni4743]

Just too much resources and energies have been wasted on these issues... a malfunctioning institution.

[@True-word74]

Arrest him for lying under oath

[@J.C.S.77]

Complete incompetence! Why these “managers” are still employed?

[@Jdeneik]

Because it’s government, leftist government

[@YoMomma1337]

It’s not incompetence when they know what they’re doing..

[@joebenson528]

Complete complicity*.

[@chrisbohanon403]

Because they are demacrats!! Don't you realize what they're doing? WOW!!

[@richardhemenway7528]

Then hold this director of Secret Service in contempt of Congress

[@griz063]

. . . and then bring in the next "acting head" to see if they're also a stooge. Keep giving them the "Navarro and Bannon" protocols (ie, prison for a few months) until someone will be brave enough to spill the beans on Mayorkas (impeached BTW) or whomever is the head clown. People, keep telling your reps and Senators that THIS is what the people NOW want. Lack of transparency and accountability will no longer be acceptable. They need to learn that someone needs to fry for this, and each "distraction" they put forth is going to prison for contempt of Congress if they refuse to come clean.

[@tygarcia3835]

Haraha

[@ydne]

Surprised Trump hasn't blamed Cruz's Dad for this like he did for JFK.

[@ifymojo]

Should Trump have more secret service agents than Obama or Clinton?

[@frisk151]

And throw them IN JAIL! ALL of us citizens would be in jail if we did the same thing..

[@gracemwende8054]

Thank you God bless you