Kimberly Cheatle: Secret Service Director Resigns

Kimberly cheatedThe director of the United States Secret Service made a crucial decision nearly two weeks after the assassination. Donald Trump.

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Kimberly Cheatle Makes Headlines Nearly Two Weeks After Trump’s Shooting

Based on NBC NewsThe agency received Cheatle’s resignation on Tuesday, July 23. In the letter, the former Secret Service director explained that the “scrutiny” she and the agency faced “over the past week has been intense.” Despite this, she reportedly explained that she accepts “full responsibility for the security lapses.”

As a result, Cheatle announced that she had chosen to “resign” as director of the organization. The newspaper added that Cheatle’s letter reportedly did not specify when her last day of work at the agency was.

President Biden and Donald Trump react

President Joe Biden issued a statement through Official White House Website amid reports of Cheatle’s resignation.

“Jill and I are grateful to Director Kim Cheatle for her decades of public service,” the president wrote. “… The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13th is continuing, and I look forward to hearing the review’s conclusions. We all know that what happened that day will never happen again…”

The president ultimately explained that he wished Cheatle “all the best” before adding that he planned to “appoint a new Director soon.”

Meanwhile, NBC News Former President Trump reportedly took to Truth Social to respond to Cheatle’s decision.

“The Biden/Harris administration failed to protect me properly, and I was forced to take a bullet for Democracy. IT WAS A GREAT HONOR TO DO SO!” he wrote.

Summary of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and Her Meeting with House Committee

Based on CBS NewsCheatle appointed 27th Director of the U.S. Secret Service in 2022. The source added that Cheatle had served 27 years at the agency in other previous positions.

Additionally, the newspaper noted that Cheatle was also a member of President Biden’s security team when he served as vice president under former President Obama.

On Monday, July 22, Cheatle met with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to further discuss the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump. According to a press release shared by the commissionCheatle “failed to answer basic questions” about the “serious security lapses” that led to fatal shooting.

“Director Cheatle was unable or refused to answer basic questions from Committee members, leading Republicans and Democrats to call for Director Cheatle’s immediate resignation,” the statement said. “The American people demand answers, and the House Oversight Committee will work with Chairman Mike Johnson’s Task Force to investigate this security incident and consider solutions to ensure it does not happen again.”

Based on NBC NewsCheatle largely responded to the committee’s questions by asserting that an investigation into the incident was underway.

“I’m not going to go into the details of that day,” she is said to have explained at one point. “There was a plan to provide oversight, and we’re still looking at accountability.”

The source reported that Thomas Matthew Crooks, Trump’s alleged assassin, was spotted by Secret Service on the roof of the building ten minutes before he opened fire at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. The source added that after Trump took the stage, “twenty minutes passed before he opened fire.”

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