Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle resigns – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

This is reported by several American media on Tuesday afternoon. ABC News cites two unnamed sources who claim the Secret Service director has resigned. MSNBC also reports that Kimberly Cheatle is leaving. CBS News writes that she has plans to retire. They refer to four anonymous sources. On Monday, she explained herself in the House of Representatives, where several Republican members demanded that she resign. Cheatle herself then said that she believes she is the right person for the job, and that it was not the right time for her to leave. The head of the security service has received massive criticism after the assassination attempt against presidential candidate Donald Trump on 13 July. – We failed. As director of the US Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security breach, Cheatle said on Monday. – The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 is the most significant mistake by the Secret Service in decades, continued the top manager. On Monday, Cheatle said it would take 60 days to prepare a report on the incident in which Donald Trump was shot and injured in the ear. Published 23/07/2024, at 16.34 Updated 23.07.2024, at 16.51



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