Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. Secret Service director, has resigned.
In an email sent to Secret Service staff, Cheatle stated she takes “full responsibility for the security lapse.”
She added, “In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your director.”
The security lapse in question is the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump two weeks ago.Trump was struck in the ear during a rally in Pennsylvania by a shooter who took the top of a nearby roof.
According to Cheatle, the agents were not on the roof because it sloped. Officials from both parties pressured Cheatle to step down.
According to The Epoch Times, Cheatle revealed the Secret Service was alerted of a suspicious person but did not deem him a threat, calling the shooting the “most significant operational failure” in decades.
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