The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service, Ronald Rowe, has acknowledged that the agency's "complacency" contributed to significant security failures leading up to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. In a statement made on Friday, Rowe highlighted issues such as communication breakdowns with local law enforcement and a general "lack of diligence" that hindered the Secret Service's effectiveness. A recent report detailed numerous missed opportunities that could have prevented the gunman from opening fire from an unsecured rooftop during the July incident. Rowe emphasized the agency's commitment to learning from these mistakes to ensure that such lapses do not occur in the future.