“The biggest failure” – What the director of the Secret Service said about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump

The Secret Service “failed” in its mission to protect Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who faced an assassination attempt on July 13 in Pennsylvania, the agency’s director, Kimberly, admitted today. Chitle, during a congressional hearing. “We failed,” the head of the agency, which is tasked with protecting high-profile figures in the US and has been criticized for possible shortcomings and human errors, told a House committee. “As director of the US Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse,” said Chitle, who is facing pressure from Republicans to resign. “The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure within the Secret Service in decades,” she added. But Chitle argued that the Secret Service provided security requested by Trump’s campaign team for […]
Source: News Beast

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