The director of the US Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, has resigned amid criticism for security failings connected to the murder attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania.
During the House Oversight Committee hearing on Monday, Cheatle—who has been in charge of the US Secret Service since 2022—was subjected to a barrage of questions over the agency’s response to the attempt on Trump’s life during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Kimberly Cheatle’s Revelation
Kimberly Cheatle sent an email to her team announcing her resignation as the director of the Secret Service. “I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” she said in the email to staff Tuesday. “In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your director.”
Director of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle was already being called to step down due to anger about her testimony regarding the agency’s failure to defend President Trump. Numerous politicians, both Democratic and Republican, reportedly urged her to step down, according to Reuters.
The Secret Service’s Biggest Operational Failure: Kimberly Cheatle
A day after testifying before a congressional committee, where she was criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for security lapses linked to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally, Kimberly Cheatle announced her resignation.
Cheatle accepted full responsibility for the mistakes and called the episode the Secret Service’s biggest operational failure in decades. The chief of the US Secret Service described Donald Trump’s attempt to assassinate him as the agency’s biggest setback since a shooter assassinated former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Lawmakers, however, were not impressed with her lack of detailed responses regarding the current probe.
The Attack On Donald Trump
The Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, was hit by a bullet to his right ear, and on July 13, gunfire at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania claimed the life of one protester.
Before starting to fire, the 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was able to approach the stage where the former president was speaking to within 135 meters (157 yards).
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