U.S. Secret Service Director Rejects Bipartisan Calls to Resign Over Trump Assassination Attempt
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced bipartisan demands for her resignation following security lapses that allowed an attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Cheatle also frustrated lawmakers by withholding details about the incident.
The calls for Cheatle’s resignation came from both the Republican chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee, James Comer, and the committee’s top Democrat, Jamie Raskin. Despite typically being deeply divided, both leaders united in their disappointment.
“This committee is not known for its model of bipartisanship, and I think today we came together unanimously in our disappointment,” Comer told Cheatle. “We don’t have that confidence that you can lead.”
Raskin added, “Cheatle has lost the confidence of Congress at a very urgent and tender moment in the history of the country, and we very quickly need to move beyond this.”
During over four and a half hours of contentious proceedings, Cheatle described the July 13 shooting as “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” likening it to the 1981 attempted assassination of former President Ronald Reagan.
Despite repeated calls for her resignation, Cheatle remained firm, stating, “I think that I am the best person to lead the Secret Service at this time.”
Monday’s hearing was the first round of congressional oversight regarding the attempted assassination at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was wounded in the ear, one rally attendee was killed, and another was injured. The suspected shooter, 20-year-old nursing home aide Thomas Crooks, was killed by law enforcement. His motive remains unclear.
FBI Director Christopher Wray is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. House Speaker Mike Johnson is also set to unveil a bipartisan task force to coordinate House investigations.
Responding to Republican claims that the Secret Service denied resources to protect Trump, Cheatle stated that security had increased ahead of the shooting. “The level of security provided for the former president increased well before the campaign and has been steadily increasing as threats evolve,” she said.
Cheatle added that the Secret Service had provided the security requested by the Trump campaign for the rally.
However, Cheatle repeatedly declined to answer questions from frustrated Republicans and Democrats about the security perimeter, potential threats, and the decisions made, as well as the suspicious behavior of the suspect.
“Tell us what went wrong,” Republican Representative Pete Sessions implored. “Tell us, and don’t try and play a shell game with us.”
Cheatle expressed her intent to provide factual information but cited multiple ongoing investigations, including an internal probe due to be completed within 60 days.
Lawmakers from both parties rejected the idea of a 60-day delay and accused Cheatle of stonewalling Congress. “The notion of a report coming out in 60 days when the threat environment is so high in the United States, irrespective of party, is not acceptable,” stated Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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