Top five moments from Secret Service director’s hours-long grilling after Trump assassination attempt

Kimberly Cheatle, director of the US Secret Service, testified for hours before Congress on Monday, facing grilling from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about the agency’s security failings that enabled the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee, which he chaired under subpoena from Rep. James Comer […]
Secret Service Director Cheatle called out for ‘negligent’ move before attempted Trump assassination
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Secret Service Director Stepping Down Would Be Only Honorable Thing

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle should resign, but it’s concerning that she hasn’t, said Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Texas), chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Breitbart News Daily The highly anticipated hearing for Cheatle came Monday, more than a week after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Asked why Cheatle hadn’t resigned, Cloud said: […]
Oklahoma Republican proposes 'sex-neutral' standards for Secret Service agents

Rep. Josh Breaches (R-Okla.) introduced a bill in the House on Monday that would require “gender-neutral” evaluations of Secret Service agents, as some Republican lawmakers have targeted female agents in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump. Brecheen’s Secret Service Readiness Act would change the physical fitness standards for all Secret Service […]
Secret Service Director Can’t Name Who Is ‘Ultimately Responsible’ For Security Plans During Trump Rally Hearing

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was unable to name who was “ultimately responsible” for signing off on security plans for the July 13 rally where former President Donald Trump was shot. Cheatle testified Monday at a House Oversight Committee hearing investigating the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump. During the hearing, Republican Rep. Michael Cloud […]
Ocasio-Cortez presses Secret Service director: Timeline for report ‘not acceptable’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, told Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle that the projected 60-day deadline for an initial report into the security breakdowns that led to the assassination attempt on former President Trump is “unacceptable.” Cheatle, who is testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday, had just told committee Chairman James […]
Rep. Crockett asks if Secret Service didn’t consider ‘White male’ shooter a threat because of racial ‘bias’

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett appeared to suggest racial bias may have been the reason the Secret Service was slow to identify Thomas Crooks as a threat on the day he shot Trump. Kimberly Cheatle, director of the Secret Service, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, less than 10 days after would-be assassin […]
Secret Service Director Says She Apologized To Trump Following Assassination Attempt

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said on Monday that she apologized “directly” to former President Donald Trump after the July 13 assassination attempt on his life. Cheatle came under scrutiny by both sides of the aisle during a House Oversight Committee hearing Monday over her agency’s handling of the assassination attempt at the rally in […]
Trump reveals he spoke with Secret Service Director Cheatle

Former President Trump and 2024 presidential candidate J.D. Vance sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday since the attempted assassination of the Republican candidate at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last week. Trump said he’s in for an uphill battle on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” Secret Service Director […]
Mace moves to force a vote on impeaching Secret Service director

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina moved Monday to force an impeachment vote against U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, ratcheting up pressure on the embattled head of the agency following the assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier this month. Rep. Mace’s effort, which would require leadership to act on the resolution within two […]