Kimberly Cheatle, Secret Service Director, is speaking out for the first time following Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, calling the entire experience “unacceptable.”
On Monday, the long-time Secret Service agent — who will become director in September 2022 — spoke with ABC News correspondent Pierre Thomas about Saturday’s incident. As Cheatle phrased it… she has taken full responsibility for the attack, making it plain that the incident should have “never happened.”
She added… “The buck stops with me. I am the director of the Secret Service, and I must ensure that we do a review and provide resources to our officers as needed.”
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Cheatle then shed light on Saturday’s tragedy, which saw 45 people shot in the ear and another killed at a rally in Pennsylvania. According to the director, the incident occurred in a short period of time, which included locating, identifying, and neutralizing Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was recognized as the gunman.
KC did appear to blame local police, however, since she verified that they were inside and surrounding the facility when the attacker opened fire on Trump and his rallygoers.
She continued… “There was local police in that building — there was local police in the area that were responsible for the outer perimeter of the building.”
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Will Cheatle quit in the aftermath of the attack? She stated that she intends to continue in her position… but is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee next week.
Cheatle has yet to communicate with President Trump, despite reaching out to his former colleagues.
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