Donald Trump immediately after the attack
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US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has admitted the agency failed to protect former President Donald Trump, who was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, with a bullet grazed his ear.
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Cheatle, in her testimony before the Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives, said, “We failed. As the director of the US Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapses. The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 is the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades.”
Cheatle also said that after the incident of assassination attempt, the level of security has been increased before the campaign. Also, the level of security is increasing as the threat increases. Our mission is not political. It is literally a matter of life and death. He also admitted that the agency was informed about the suspect several times before the attack on Trump. However, Cheatle did not give any indication of resigning from the post for this failure, as the MPs of both the major political parties Republican and Democratic Party are demanding.
US Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle admitted this while testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the case of attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. She also said in her testimony that the attack on Trump is the most serious security lapse since the shooting of then President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
During this time, Ro Khanna also demanded resignation from Cheatle. He said that if there is an attack on a President or former President, then as the Chief of your Secret Service, you should take responsibility for it and resign from your post. He also gave the example of 1981. Ro Khanna said that in 1981, the then Secret Service Chief Stewart Knight had resigned. He said that when there is an attempt to assassinate a presidential candidate, you cannot lead a secret service agency.
When female MP Virginia Fox questioned her, she said that I have taken responsibility for this incident. An investigation is being conducted to find out how this incident happened. Also, I will ensure that this does not happen again.
At the same time, when Krishnamurthy asked if the killer was on the roof and everyone was shouting at him, but the secret service did not take any action, he had no answer. He said that we are still investigating it.