Calls increase for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign

Calls are increasing for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.

Critics say Cheatle was too focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and ensuring that 30% of recruits are female by 2030.

They also criticize her for allowing a YouTube influencer to train with agents last year.

Cheatle was with the Secret Service for 28 years, including time served on former Vice President Dick Cheney's detail. She left to head up global security for PepsiCo., then returned as only the second-ever female director at the request of President Joe Biden in 2022.

“It was a total security breakdown from start to finish,” former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker said. “From the total security plan for the rally to the reaction once the shots rang out."

“Imagine if the shooter hadn’t been this kid but a well-trained cell? Our enemies are looking at us thinking we can take Trump or anyone out now without a problem,” Swecker said.