Admitting that she failed to protect Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, the director of Secret Intelligence Service has resigned.
Having been heavily criticized since the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the head of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle has announced her resignation.
Admission of failure in his mission
Auditioned before the American Congress on Monday, the director of the agency responsible for ensuring the security of current and former American presidents admitted having failed in her mission to protect Donald Trump, during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I take full responsibility for the security breach”she said in an email to staff.
Many calls for resignation
Still reluctant to resign on Monday, Kimberly Cheatle tried to justify her continued employment. Admitting that there had been failings “important” And “colossal” in the security detail for Donald Trump’s rally, she said she was “the best person to lead the Secret Service right now”The numerous pressures from Democrats and Republicans, demanding his departure, will have made him change his position.
Joe Biden’s thanks for his decades of work
Joe Biden acknowledged the seriousness of the security breach for which the Secret Service is responsible: “We all know that what happened that day can never happen again.” The US president also said he was grateful to Kimberly Cheatle for her decades of work leading the Secret Service. “We especially thank her for answering the call to lead the Secret Service during our administration and we are grateful for her service to our family.”.
Taking effect ahead of the Democratic National Convention and a busy presidential campaign season, Cheatle’s departure comes at a critical time. A new Secret Service director is expected to be named soon, although no date has yet been set.
