Trump and JD Vance question FBI handling of assassination attempt in Fox News interview: Live

Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance , appeared to question the FBI’s handling of the investigation into the assassination attempt against the former president on July 13.

Trump and Vance appeared on Fox News on Monday night when they were asked about the probe.

“I don't trust the bureau leadership but I certainly think there are a lot of good field agents ... on the ground who have the country's best interest at heart,” Vance told host Jesse Watters.

Trump added that at the “mid and lower levels” of the FBI, they’re “MAGA” people.

Meanwhile, US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle admitted on Monday her agency failed to protect Donald Trump from an attempted assassination at a campaign rally, calling it the “most significant operational failure ... in decades.”

Cheatle was grilled by House members at a contentious hearing over the blunders that allowed a 20-year-old gunman to scale a roof and open fire with his father’s AR-15 assault-style rifle. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have come out demanding that Cheatle step down as the agency’s leader.