Inside the Secret Service | An Impossible Job Is Getting Harder

With political violence on the rise and new weapons like drones proliferating, is it still possible to protect America’s leaders? Why has such a basic governmental mission been overstretched and underfunded? Which is the bigger threat—invisible “lone wolves” among us, or nation-states like Iran who openly threaten assassinations? Ron Rowe was acting director of the U.S. Secret Service, and he personally protected multiple presidents as a career agent. In his first-ever podcast, Ron joins Jon Bateman on The World Unpacked to explain what’s different about today’s threats, how agents stay mentally focused, and why America should build a full-scale replica of the White House. Host: Follow Jon on X: https://x.com/JonKBateman Guest: Ronald L. Rowe, Jr.