House Republicans proposed a boost to Secret Service funding in the aftermath of two assassination attempts on GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump in the last three months.
Acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe has had conversations with Congress about more resources since the first attempt in July, and he told The Washington Post last week that was needed to handle the “new reality” of a highly charged political climate.
Among other things, Rowe said the agency is in desperate need of “more counter-snipers and investigators, upgraded armored limousines for motorcades and a greater supply of ballistic glass.”
