Ronald Rowe, Who Led Secret Service After Trump Rally Attack, to Retire

Ronald Rowe, who led the U.S. Secret Service after the attempted assassination of then-candidate President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, is retiring, according to an agency spokesperson. Rowe, the deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, previously served as the agency’s acting director after Kimberly Cheatle resigned in July 2024 amid scrutiny over the agency’s handling of the assassination attempt. After taking office on Jan. 20, Trump appointed Sean Curran as the director of the Secret Service. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told The Epoch Times on Tuesday that Rowe will be stepping down after taking “a well-deserved break” from work without specifying a timeline....