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Speaker Johnson criticizes Secret Service director for RNC appearance: ‘Why would she?’

Exclusive: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana is questioning Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s decision to attend the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Wednesday night as House GOP leadership seeks accountability for security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former President Trump. “I don’t know what she was doing here, why she […]

Gold Star parents remind Biden of all 13 service members who died in Afghanistan

Two Gold Star parents reminded President Biden at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night of the 13 soldiers who died in Afghanistan during the U.S. military’s disastrous withdrawal. “Our son, Corporal Hunter Lopez, whose name Joe Biden refuses to say, was killed on Aug. 26, 2021,” Alicia Lopez said. “He died during Joe Biden’s […]

Secret Service Director agrees to testify at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt

The director of the Secret Service has agreed to testify at upcoming House hearings investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear before Congress as part of its public investigation into the Trump rally shooting, citing the Department of Homeland […]

Secret Service reveals when Trump shooter went from ‘person of interest’ to ‘threat’

Thomas Crooks was considered a “person of interest” by the Secret Service after law enforcement determined he was acting suspiciously and was carrying a golf rangefinder, but was not yet considered a “threat,” according to Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Crooks only became a threat when he “recovered a weapon” and climbed onto the roof, […]

‘That Sounds Like A No’: CNN Correspondent Dubious Of Secret Service Director’s Answer On Beefing Trump Protection

CNN Law Enforcement Correspondent Whitney Wild confronted U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on whether she increased “every element” of former President Trump’s security, telling the director her answer sounded “like a no.” U.S. authorities reportedly were aware of an alleged Iran plot to kill Trump ahead of Saturday’s assassination attempt, and Secret Service ramped […]