On July 13, presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. He escaped with a minor injury to his ear, but one person was killed. Another two were injured. After this, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was invited to explain herself to an oversight committee in the House of Representatives. – Failed Monday, she is grilled by the politicians. – We failed. As director of the US Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security breach, says Cheatle, according to CNN. Kimberly Cheatle action in the House of Representatives on Monday. Photo: Rod Lamkey, Jr. / AP/NTB – The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 is the most significant mistake by the Secret Service in decades, the top manager continues. She says she will set “heaven and earth in motion” to ensure that something like this never happens again. Donald Trump was escorted off stage at a campaign event in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Cheatle said early after the assassination attempt that she took full responsibility for any lack of security. At the same time, she was not ready to leave. Has demanded her resignation The Republican committee chairman, James Comer, opened the hearing by saying that he has demanded the director’s resignation. This image, in which a bloodied Trump raises his right fist in the air surrounded by bodyguards, hangs as a poster behind committee chairman James Comer on the Republican side of the committee. The photo was taken by Evan Vucci. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP/NTB A retired Secret Service agent, Paul Eckloff, tells CNN that a change in leadership is necessary, but that right now is not the right time. Published 22.07.2024, at 17.34 Updated 22.07.2024, at 17.56
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