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Democrat Congressman Calls On Secret Service Director To Resign

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) called on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign.

“I’m very sorry to reach this conclusion: I have no confidence in the leadership of the United States Secret Service. I hereby call on Kimberly Cheatle to resign,” Boyle said.

“A DEMOCRAT Congressman from PA is now calling on Secret Service Director Cheatle to RESIGN after the attempt on Trump’s life He’s particularly upset that the Secret Service are scapegoating local police She shouldn’t be allowed to resign. She should be FIRED and PROSECUTED,” journalist Nick Sortor responded.

Rumors are circulating that Cheatle will resign as soon as Monday.

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According to The Washington Post, the Secret Service repeatedly denied requests from President Trump’s security detail for additional resources and personnel.

The Washington Post reports:

Top officials at the U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and personnel sought by Donald Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday, according to four people familiar with the requests.

Agents charged with protecting the former president requested magnetometers and more agents to screen attendees at sporting events and other large public gatherings Trump attended, as well as additional snipers and specialty teams at other outdoor events, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive security discussions. The requests, which have not been previously reported, were sometimes denied by senior officials at the agency, who cited various reasons, including a lack of resources at an agency that has long struggled with staffing shortages, they said.

Those rejections — in response to requests that were several times made in writing — led to long-standing tensions that pitted Trump, his top aides and his security detail against Secret Service leadership, as Trump advisers privately fretted that the vaunted security agency was not doing enough to protect the former president.

The Secret Service, after initially denying turning down requests for additional security, is now acknowledging some may have been rejected. The revelation comes as agency veterans say the organization has been forced to make difficult decisions amid competing demands, a growing list of protectees and limited funding.

A gunman was able to fire off rounds from an AR-15 style rifle from a rooftop about 150 yards of the former president at the rally last Saturday. Trump was injured as were two others; a man in the crowd was killed. The agency has been under scrutiny over security lapses at the rally.

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“Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle will testify to the House Oversight Committee on Monday amid calls for her resignation following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. On Friday, mourners paid their respects to Corey Comperatore, the firefighter killed at Saturday’s rally,” CBS Evening News wrote.

WATCH:

“@RepJamesComer has invited U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify at a hearing on Monday, July 22. Americans demand answers about the assassination attempt of President Trump,” the House Oversight Committee said.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at 100 Percent Fed Up.

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