Conservatives including Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri are calling for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas following the resignation of the Secret Service director.
Hawley made the remarks Tuesday in response to the resignation of U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Cheatle was grilled for giving vague answers during a Congressional Oversight Committee hearing on Monday about security failings before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
“Now Mayorkas must do the same,” Hawley said. Posts On Tuesday at X.
Jim DeMint, former South Carolina Republican senator and former chairman of the Heritage Foundation, It is called They call for Mayorkas’ resignation.
“Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas should also resign,” DeMint posted on X.
“He oversees Mr. Cheatle and the Secret Service, who lied about Trump not being denied his request for additional Secret Service protection. He should resign immediately.”
The Secret Service is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
House Republicans impeached Mayorkas in February over his handling of the border crisis, during which more than 12 million foreign nationals have illegally crossed the US border.
Mayorkas is the first sitting Cabinet member in U.S. history to be impeached, but the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed the charge without a trial.
Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer and now political activist, also joined in condemning Mayorkas.
“Mr. Cheatle responded to Mr. Mayorkas: Why didn’t he hold a press conference on this? Why didn’t he fire Ms. Cheatle before she resigned? Did he go to the scene in Butler, Pennsylvania?” Gaines Posts About X.
“This administration is disastrous and Kamala is no different. The entire administration needs to be wiped out.”
Monica Crowley, a former deputy secretary of public affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department and political commentator, also called for Mayorkas’ resignation.
“It’s not enough for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign,” Crowley said. stated About X.
“She and her boss, open borders traitor Alejandro Mayorkas, must be criminally charged, prosecuted and jailed.”
Mayorkas is statement Asked X about Cheatle’s resignation.
“I thank Kimberly Cheatle for her leadership as Director of the United States Secret Service and her lifelong commitment to our country,” Mayorkas said.
“U.S. Secret Service agents risk their lives every day to protect others. They make the Secret Service the premier security agency in the world.”
