Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns After Failures During Trump Assassination Attempt
Director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rep. Rayburn Office Building in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024. The beleaguered leader of the U.S. Secret Service has vowed to cooperate with any investigations into the agency following […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned following the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally. — Seungmin Kim (@seungminkim) July 23, 2024 Her resignation on Tuesday came a day after a tough hearing on Monday by […]
Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle resigns after shocking failures led to Trump assassination attempt
Less than two weeks after the agency’s disastrous blunder at Donald Trump’s July 13 campaign rally left him wounded by an assassin’s bullet, the criticized director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, announced she was resigning. Cheatle, a 28-year veteran of the department, had faced growing pressure in recent days to resign but maintained he […]
Democrats Join Republican Call for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to Resign
Democrats joined Republicans on Monday in calling for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who acknowledged to Congress at a recent campaign rally that the agency failed to protect former President Donald Trump but failed to answer key questions about why that happened. Her lack of answers and frequent referrals to the FBI […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Demands House Oversight Committee Look into Perjury Charges Against Kimberly Cheatle
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has called on House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) to investigate perjury allegations against President Joe Biden’s Secret Service director, Kimberly Cheatle. “You asked me earlier whether the Secret Service was aware of the threat,” Luna said. Said Cheatle made the remarks Monday during a House Oversight Committee hearing […]
Kimberly Cheatle Says No Radio Communications Were Recorded on Trump Shooting Day
In an apparent attempt to defend impeached Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle pretended to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday about former President Donald Trump’s shooting spree. Her apparent mission was to stonewall, hide behind “ongoing investigations,” and not answer questions that have answers. One […]
‘Don’t Think You’ve Answered Any Questions’: Jim Jordan Confronts Kimberly Cheatle On Assassination Attempt Details
Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan confronted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday about “basic questions” surrounding the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Jordan questioned Cheatle seeking answers about the agency’s alleged refusal to discharge additional security at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on the day of the assassination attempt. The […]
Secret Service Chief Kimberly Cheatle Admits There Is No Policy on ‘Sloped Roofs’
Kimberly Cheatle, head of President Joe Biden’s Secret Service, acknowledged during a House Oversight Committee hearing Monday on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that there is no “sloping roof” policy. “Does the Secret Service have a written policy on sloped roofs that they can share with us?” Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) asked […]
Dem. Ro Khanna Calls On Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to Resign
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., joined many Republicans in calling for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign during a congressional hearing on Monday. “I don’t think this is a partisan thing. When there is an assassination attempt on a president, a former president or a candidate, he needs to resign,” Khanna said. Khanna compared Cheatle’s […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle reacts to independent review of Trump assassination plot
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the U.S. Secret Service, has voiced support for an independent security investigation into a plot last week to assassinate former President Donald Trump. “We look forward to cooperating with the independent security investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s actions in connection with the attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler […]