Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday as she faced backlash over the security failure underlying the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump earlier this month, according to multiple reports.
The decision came after Cheatle appeared for a hearing before the House Oversight Committee and testified that the Secret Service “failed” its mission to protect leaders under its charge.
Democrats and Republicans called on Cheatle to resign over the shooting at Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania in which a bullet ripped through the former president’s right ear. One rallygoer was killed and two others were injured before a Secret Service sniper killed the shooter.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday as she faced backlash over the security failure underlying the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump earlier this month, according to multiple reports.
The decision came after Cheatle appeared for a hearing before the House Oversight Committee and testified that the Secret Service “failed” its mission to protect leaders under its charge.
Democrats and Republicans called on Cheatle to resign over the shooting at Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania in which a bullet ripped through the former president’s right ear. One rallygoer was killed and two others were injured before a Secret Service sniper killed the shooter.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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