Secret Service Chief Faces Intense Questioning Regarding Trump Shooting: Kimberly Cheatle
Secret Service Chief Faces Intense Questioning Regarding Trump Shooting: Kimberly Cheatle Republican lawmakers in Congress are intensifying their scrutiny of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle following their growing frustration and anger over the agency’s response to an attempt on the life of presidential nominee Donald Trump.
A House committee hearing scheduled for Monday will grill Cheatle, a session described by Speaker Mike Johnson as “must-see TV” for Americans concerned about security lapses at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month. Cheatle’s leadership of the agency, responsible for protecting the president, former presidents, White House candidates, and others, has come under bipartisan criticism from Republicans, who hold the majority in the House. They have united in calling for Cheatle’s resignation or dismissal after a 20-year-old gunman shot the former president in the ear during the July 13 rally. Committee Chairman James Comer is expected to label the incident as “preventable” and criticize the Secret Service as “incompetent” in his opening statements. Despite calls for her resignation, Cheatle has refused to step down and will face tough questions from the committee aimed at providing clarity on the security breach. The hearing aims to address concerns over how such events were allowed to unfold under Cheatle’s leadership, with lawmakers also planning to release details of a bipartisan task force investigating the Secret Service’s response.
