Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns After Failures During Trump Assassination Attempt

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: United Sates Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. The beleaguered leader of the United States Secret Service has vowed cooperation with all investigations into the agency following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) — United Sates Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on July 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. The beleaguered leader of the United States Secret Service has vowed cooperation with all investigations into the agency following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
7:51 AM – Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has officially announced that she has resigned.

Her resignation comes after widespread calls by dozens of lawmakers for her to step down following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13^th.

Cheatle, a 28-year veteran of the agency, admitted during a House Oversight Committee meeting Monday that the agency’s rally response was a “failure” but still gave her agents an “A” grade for the job they performed on that day.

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