US Secret Service Chief Kimberly Cheatle Resigns Amidst Pressure Following Trump Assassination Attempt
Kimberly Cheatle, the head of the United States Secret Service, has announced her resignation following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The resignation comes after days of mounting pressure and intense scrutiny over the agency's failure to prevent the incident.
According to reports from US media outlets, Cheatle sent an email to her staff on Tuesday, outlining her decision to step down. The announcement follows severe criticism directed at the Secret Service for what has been termed an "operational failure."
In her testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the US House of Representatives, Cheatle admitted that the agency failed to prevent the July 13 shooting incident at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania. She described the incident as "the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades."
