U.S. Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her position following a failed assassination on former President Donald Trump.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Cheatle, who had described the shooting of Trump at a rally as the biggest failure of the Secret Service in decades, tendered her resignation on Tuesday.
Addressing a congressional hearing on Monday, the Secret Service Director acknowledged that the agency failed in its mission to prevent the assassination attempt on Trump.
Cheatle, who made her resignation known via an email to Secret Service employees, wrote: “I do not want my calls for resignation to be a distraction from the great work each and every one of you do towards our vital mission”.
When she appeared before Congress, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers had called on the Secret Service Director to resign from her position.
“Scrutiny over the last week has been intense and will continue to remain as our operational tempo increases.
“I take full responsibility for the security lapse.
“In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your Director,” Cheatle wrote.
TNG reports Cheatle has been the Director of the U.S. Secret Service since September 2022. It’s unclear when her last day will be.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden has in a statement thanked Cheatle for her service.
President Biden in the statement disclosed he will “soon” appoint Cheatle’s successor to lead the Secret Service.
In response to the news of her resignation, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Biden/Harris Administration did not properly protect me, and I was forced to take a bullet for Democracy. IT WAS MY GREAT HONOR TO DO SO!”