{"id":2316256,"date":"2024-07-30T19:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-acting-secret-service-director-gets-combative-as-ted-cruz-corners-him-during-hearing\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T19:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T23:09:59","slug":"watch-acting-secret-service-director-gets-combative-as-ted-cruz-corners-him-during-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-acting-secret-service-director-gets-combative-as-ted-cruz-corners-him-during-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Acting Secret Service Director Gets Combative as Ted Cruz Corners Him During Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-acting-secret-service-director-gets-combative-as-ted-cruz-corners-him-during-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent Senate hearing, Acting Secret Service \u200bDirector \u2064Ronald Rowe Jr. faced intense scrutiny from Senator Ted Cruz regarding the agency&#8217;s handling of a July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald \u200cTrump.\u200d Cruz accused the Secret Service of making &#8220;catastrophic \u2063security failures&#8221; and asked questions \u2063about accountability \u200dand the denial of\u200b resource requests from Trump\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the exchange,\u200d Rowe struggled \u2064to\u200d provide\u200d clear answers, often resorting\u200c to vague statements about processes and indicating he could not\u200d recall details when pressed for specific information. His inability \u200dto clarify how\u200b many security resource requests had been \u2062made or\u200c confirm whether\u200d he had approved a significant social media statement\u200c added to\u200c the \u200btension.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz became increasingly frustrated with Rowe&#8217;s responses and\u2062 accused \u2063Secret Service leadership of making politically \u200dmotivated decisions regarding security allocations. Rowe\u200b maintained \u200cthat \u200dSecret Service agents operate \u2063independently of political influence. The heated dialogue\u200b culminated \u200bin Rowe&#8217;s raised voice and defensive posture as Cruz persisted in demanding\u200d straightforward answers.<\/p>\n<p>The interaction highlights broader concerns about the effectiveness of\u2063 government bureaucracies when facing direct\u200b accountability and the potential for political\u2062 influences to affect security operations. The implications of this exchange may impact perceptions of the\u200d Secret Service&#8217;s capabilities and oversight in significant security events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_5)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an odd way, the acting Secret Service director revealed something that disqualifies him from leadership in the federal bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<p>After all, a true federal bureaucrat must obfuscate and fabricate with the cool confidence of an entrenched operative who fears no consequences, particularly when answering questions from someone as lowly as a United States senator.<\/p>\n<p>In a heated exchange with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at a Senate hearing Tuesday, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. showed that he could obfuscate as well as anyone in politics. But his failure to keep cool while doing so suggested repressed feelings of guilt sure to torpedo any bureaucrat&rsquo;s career.<\/p>\n<p>For more than seven minutes, Cruz grilled Rowe on the July 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/furious-secret-service-sniper-demands-4-resignations-expects-another-assassination-attempt-soon-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination attempt<\/a> against former President Donald Trump. Specifically, the Texas senator focused on matters pertaining to resources and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>During Congressional testimony, bureaucrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-mace-chews-cheatle-spits-truly-brutal-questioning-full\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regularly stonewall<\/a> elected officials with non-answers and promises of future information.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When not wasting time with platitudes about how hard everyone in their agency has worked and how much credit they deserve, bureaucrats defer uncomfortable questions with answers such as &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t recall at this time,&rdquo; or &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll have to get back to you on that.&rdquo; Rowe was no different.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Secret Service leadership committed catastrophic security failures,&rdquo; Cruz said in a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed it did. Thus, the senator asked whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/secret-service-repeatedly-rejected-offer-couldve-helped-thwart-trump-rally-shooter-whistleblower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Service<\/a> had denied requests for additional resources from Trump&rsquo;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe answered by dismissing media reporting on the subject of additional requests as &ldquo;not accurate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-to-meet-with-acting-defense-secretary-chris-miller-in-the-oval-office-at-330-pm\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Trump to Meet with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the Oval Office at 3:30 PM\">acting director<\/a> began painting himself into a corner by awkwardly describing &ldquo;a process that is made&rdquo; before appearing to lose his train of thought while crafting the next part of the obfuscation.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, Rowe could not say how many such requests the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foreign-country-working-aggressively-undermine-trumps-presidential-campaign-intel-officials-admit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> team had made. Nor could he even confirm that he had approved an official Secret Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> on that topic that was sent out the day after the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can get you that number,&rdquo; Rowe replied to the first question.<\/p>\n<p>To the question about approving the social media post, he answered, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if I did or didn&rsquo;t, Senator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>See how this works?<\/p>\n<p>Understandably, Cruz became frustrated. He pressed Rowe to identify the individual ultimately responsible for approving or denying security requests. But the senator got nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in the most eye-opening sequence of the entire exchange, Cruz accused Secret Service leadership of making &ldquo;political decisions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who makes the decision to deny those requests? Did you make that decision?&rdquo; Cruz asked.<\/p>\n<p>Again, Rowe began talking about &ldquo;process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OK. So there&rsquo;s a bureaucracy. Is there a decision maker? Give me the person that&rsquo;s the decision maker. Is there one?&rdquo; Cruz interjected.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senator, it&rsquo;s a conversation,&rdquo; the bureaucrat began before Cruz again interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So let me tell you what I believe. I believe that the Secret Service leadership made a political decision to deny these requests. And I think the Biden administration has been suffused with partisan politics,&rdquo; the senator said.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz then asked if the same person denied security requests to independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-fire-dirty-move-trump-leaking-private-conversation-unacceptable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr<\/a>. as well as to&nbsp;Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, Rowe responded by assuring Cruz that &ldquo;Secret Service agents are not political.&rdquo; Cruz asked for a name. Instead, he got another platitude.<\/p>\n<p>The acting director, however, grew increasingly agitated. He even said something nonsensical about a &ldquo;bicameral, bipartisan process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, having failed to elicit a direct answer, Cruz turned to the relative size of security details assigned to Trump, President Joe Biden and first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jaw-dropper-reported-4x-many-local-secret-service-agents-sent-jill-biden-day-trump-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, the line of questioning about the relative size of security details made Rowe flip into combative mode.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is it your testimony that in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump had the same number of agents protecting him that Joe Biden has at a comparable event?&rdquo; Cruz asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m telling you the shift, the close-protection shift surrounding him. That&rsquo;s what you asked me, senator, and I&rsquo;m trying to answer it,&rdquo; Rowe replied in a raised voice as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-elon-musk-allege-google-engaged-election-interference-seeing-insane-trump-search-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cruz<\/a> again tried to interrupt him by insisting &mdash; rightly &mdash; that he had received no answer to yet another simple yes-or-no question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senator, there is a difference between the sitting president of the United States &mdash; &rdquo; Rowe said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then what&rsquo;s the difference?&rdquo; Cruz replied, again seeking a specific number.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;National command authority to launch a nuclear strike, sir,&rdquo; the willfully ignorant bureaucrat replied.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, for the next 10 seconds, the two men began talking over one another in raised voices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stop interrupting me!&rdquo; Cruz finally demanded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are refusing to answer clear and direct questions. I am asking the relative difference in the number of agents between those assigned to Donald Trump and those assigned to Joe Biden. I&rsquo;m not asking why you assign more to Joe Biden,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-issues-warning-fellow-republicans-kamala-harris-replaces-joe-biden-worried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cruz<\/a> said before yet again asking for a specific number.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange concluded in the only way a bureaucrat&rsquo;s testimony ever does.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senator, I will get you that number so you can see it with your own eyes,&rdquo; Rowe said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heated exchange between Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Rowe.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz?\">@SenTedCruz<\/a>: &ldquo;I believe that the Secret Service leadership made a political decision to deny these requests&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rowe: &ldquo;Secret Service agents are not political.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFpD1ywlkc\">pic.twitter.com\/XFpD1ywlkc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1818329181823889614?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cruz also d the entire exchange on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am holding Secret Service leadership accountable for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">catastrophic security failure<\/a>,&rdquo; the senator tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am holding Secret Service leadership accountable for their catastrophic security failure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fu2NAqQAb4\">pic.twitter.com\/Fu2NAqQAb4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1818332113076162705?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Rowe&rsquo;s refusal to answer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ted-cruz-turns-tables-climate-protesters-interrupted-embarrasses-question-cant-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cruz&rsquo;s<\/a> direct questions amounted to classic bureaucratic evasion.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the acting director&rsquo;s obvious agitation suggested that perhaps the task of stonewalling took a toll on his conscience, in which case we may yet discover some sign of his humanity in the repression of guilt, and from there, perhaps another giant step toward the preservation of his soul.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A genuine federal bureaucrat is expected to obscure and fabricate information with the calm assurance of an established operative who is unafraid of repercussions, especially when responding to inquiries from someone as seemingly insignificant as a U.S. senator. During a tense exchange with Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. demonstrated his ability to obfuscate like any seasoned politician. However, his inability to maintain composure while doing so hinted at underlying feelings of guilt that could jeopardize any bureaucrat&#8217;s career.<\/p>\n<p>For over seven minutes, Cruz interrogated Rowe regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that occurred on July 13. The senator specifically addressed issues related to resources and accountability. In Congressional testimonies, bureaucrats often evade direct questions with vague responses and promises for future information.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of wasting time with empty statements about their agency&#8217;s hard work and deserved recognition, bureaucrats typically sidestep uncomfortable inquiries by saying things like &#8220;I don\u2019t recall at this time&#8221; or &#8220;I\u2019ll have to get back to you on that.&#8221; Rowe followed suit when Cruz pointed out significant security failures by Secret Service leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz pressed Rowe about whether requests for additional resources from Trump&#8217;s team had been denied by the Secret Service. In response, Rowe dismissed media reports regarding these requests as &#8220;not accurate.&#8221; He then awkwardly described &#8220;a process that is made,&#8221; appearing momentarily lost in thought while trying to continue his evasive narrative. Remarkably, he was unable to specify how many requests had been made by Trump&#8217;s team or confirm if he had approved an official social media post related to those requests sent out after the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz\u2019s frustration grew as he sought clarity on who was ultimately responsible for approving or denying security requests but received no clear answers in return. In one particularly revealing moment during their exchange, Cruz accused Secret Service leadership of making politically motivated decisions regarding security measures.<\/p>\n<p>When asked directly if he was responsible for denying those requests, Rowe again resorted to discussing \u201cprocess.\u201d As tensions escalated further in their dialogue about security details assigned respectively to Trump and President Joe Biden\u2014Rowe became defensive when questioned about whether Trump received comparable protection\u2014he raised his voice while attempting yet again not answer straightforward questions posed by Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation culminated in chaos as both men spoke over each other amid rising tempers; Cruz demanded direct answers instead of vague justifications concerning agent assignments between Trump and Biden\u2019s events before concluding with another promise from Rowe: \u201cSenator, I will get you that number so you can see it with your own eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz later shared clips from this heated exchange online stating: \u201cI am holding Secret Service leadership accountable for their catastrophic security failure.\u201d Ultimately though it was evident through this interaction how classic bureaucratic evasion played out alongside hints at deeper emotional struggles within Rowe himself\u2014a potential glimpse into humanity beneath layers upon layers built up through years spent navigating such political landscapes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2316257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rowe-vs-Cruz.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36715,36717,36719,36718,36716],"class_list":["post-2316256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-actingsecretservicedirector","tag-congressionalhearing","tag-governmentaccountability","tag-politicaldrama","tag-tedcruz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Rowe-vs-Cruz.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}