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Trump shooting: US Secret Service Director admits they failed Americans

by Editorial Team
22 July 2024
in Security
Kimberly Cheatle

Kimberly Cheatle

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle admitted to Congress on Monday that she and her agency failed when a would-be assassin wounded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a 13th July campaign rally in Pennsylvania this week.

“We failed,” Cheatle, who faces Republican calls for her removal, said in testimony before the House of Representatives Oversight Committee. “The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on 13th July is the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” Cheatle said.

In the face of Republican claims that the Secret Service denied resources to protect Trump, she said security for the former president had grown 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,” Cheatle said.

According to Reuters, she added that the Secret Service provided the security sought by the Trump campaign for the rally.

“What I can tell you is that for the event on 13th July, the details that were requested, the assets that were requested for that day, were given,” Cheatle said.

She declined to answer specific questions about the day’s security plan from Republicans and Democrats, saying the matter was being investigated internally.

Monday’s hearing marked the first round of congressional oversight of the attempted assassination. On Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. And House Speaker Mike Johnson is also due to unveil a bipartisan task force to serve as a nexus point for House investigations.

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Cheatle has resisted calls for her resignation from top Republicans including Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Republican House Oversight Committee James Comer echoed those calls.

“It is my firm belief, Director Cheatle, that you should resign,” the Kentucky Republican told her. “The Secret Service has thousands of employees and a significant budget. But it has now become the face of incompetence.”

Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly said, “Unacceptable incidents like this one highlight the fact that we are an increasingly polarized nation experiencing heightened political tensions.”

The shooting at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounded Trump in the ear, killed one rally attendee and injured another. The suspected shooter, 20-year-old nursing home aide Thomas Crooks, was killed by law enforcement. It is not clear what his motive was for the shooting.

The House Judiciary Committee said last week that it has evidence the Secret Service was not properly resourced for Trump’s rally, because of staffing shortages created by a rival campaign event in Pittsburgh with Jill Biden and a NATO summit held days before in Washington.

Cheatle told lawmakers that the first lady agency protects 36 individuals daily, as well as world leaders who visit the United States.

President Joe Biden on Sunday ended his floundering reelection bid, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him as candidate. He vowed to serve through the end of his term on 20th January 2025.

Culled from Reuters
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