Tag: SECRETSERVICE

US Secret Service chief blames Trump security lapse on local police

By Allende Miglietta, David Morgan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service’s new acting director said on Tuesday that he was “ashamed” of a security lapse that led to the July 13 attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but blamed the shortfall on local law enforcement. In testimony before two Senate committees, Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said he visited the outdoor rally site in Butler, Pennsylvania, and climbed […]

US Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination bid

By Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 (AFP) – US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday, a day after acknowledging that the agency had failed in its mission to prevent an assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Cheatle was facing bipartisan calls to step down after a 20-year-old gunman wounded the former Republican president and current White House candidate at a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “It is overdue, she should have […]