Director: Secret Service 'Failed' Before Trump Assassination Attempt

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Facts

  • US Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday told the US House Committee on Oversight and Accountability she takes 'full responsibility for any security lapse' that occurred leading up to the July 13 assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump.1
  • She also said 'we failed' and she called the shooting at Trump's outdoor campaign rally in Butler County, Penn., 'the most significant operational failure' of the USSS in 'decades.'1
  • In response to a question about the USSS failure to have an agent on the roof outside the security perimeter of the rally, Cheatle said the agency is 'still looking into responsibilities and who was going to provide overwatch.' She also stated that the FBI had discovered the shooter flying a drone over the rally site.2
  • This comes after several leading Republicans — including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — have called on Cheatle to be replaced. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) over the weekend became the first Democrat to request the same.3
  • In addition, US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday announced the formation of a bipartisan, independent review panel to examine the assassination attempt during a 45-day period.4
  • During the hearing, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin of D-Md.) joined the list of Democrats seeking Cheatle's removal.5

Sources: 1Al Jazeera, 2ABC News, 3FOX News, 4Associated Press and 5Independent.

Narratives

  • Right narrative, as provided by PJ Media. Cheatle's evasive testimony is enough to get her fired if she refuses to step down. But her incompetence in the leadup to the near-assassination of Trump would've had her gone days ago had it not been for the Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) policies that landed her in her job and caused her to attempt to protect Trump with a less-competent security detail. Unfortunately, under Democrats, DEI has become more important than safety, and that must change.
  • Left narrative, as provided by The Hill. Americans are all under threat of being attacked by someone armed with an AR-15 as long as Republicans continue to prevent strict gun regulations from being passed. Even after Trump, who's one of the most-protected people in the country, was shot with essentially a weapon of war, Republicans would rather talk about DEI instead of what would've best prevented this incident — tighter gun control.

Predictions