Republican Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas got into a shouting match with acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe. They were arguing about Rowe’s attendance at a 9/11 memorial event. this took place during a congressional hearing.
The Task Force on Trump Assassination Attempts was formed by the House of Representatives and Rowe was talking at a hearing held by that task force. Fallon was asking Rowe about his attendance at an event for 9/11, and if Rowe was in charge of Biden’s security detail at the event. This question is because Rowe previously said he was the head of Biden’s Secret Service detail – and Fallon wanted more information about some things
But the conversation went completely off the charts as both men began screaming at each other, with Rowe telling Fallon not to ‘invoke 9/11’ for political reasons. Here’s more of the comments both men made, as quoted by IJR:
“Actually, congressman, what you’re not seeing is the [Special Agent in Charge] of the detail off out of the picture’s view, and that is the day where we remember the more than 3,000 people that died on 9/11,” Rowe said after Fallon displayed an image showing the Secret Service director standing near Biden. “I actually responded to Ground Zero. I was there going through the ashes at the World Trade Center. I was there for rescues.”
“I’m not asking you that!” Fallon responded.
“Do not invoke 9/11 for political purposes!” Rowe shouted, with Fallon yelling “No, I’m not!” in response, leading to a continued shouting match.
“Don’t try to bully me,” Fallon told Rowe. “Don’t try and bully me. I am an elected member of Congress, and I am asking a serious question and you are playing politics.”
Rowe said he attended the event to honor a Secret Service agent who died during the attack, which killed 72 law enforcement officers across eight agencies, including the New York Police Department, the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey Police Department, the FBI and the Secret Service. Master Special Officer Craig James Miller was the lone Secret Service officer killed on the day of the attack, according to a listing maintained by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, while a second officer is listed as having died from 9/11-related health issues.
Watch the shouting match video:
