Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle resigns two weeks after Trump’s assassination attempt

Embattled Secret Service chief, Kimberly Cheatle has announced she will resign from her post less than two weeks after the agency’s calamitous failure at Donald Trump’s July 13 campaign rally led to him being wounded by an assassin’s bullet.

Cheatle, a 28-year veteran of the Server Service, faced mounting pressure to step down in recent days but insisted she would remain on the job.

At a House Oversight Committee meeting on Monday, July 22, Cheatle admitted the agency’s rally response was a “failure” but still gave her agents an “A” grade for the job they did that day.

She announced her resignation in a letter to agency staffers on Tuesday morning.

“All of you are worthy of trust and confidence.”

“You deserve the nation’s support in carrying out our critical mission,” she said. “One of my favorite things about this workforce is that the men and women are fiercely committed to our mission.”

“Thank you for all that you do, and will continue to do, for our great nation,” she concluded.

Following the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, U.S. president, Biden said that he is “grateful” to her “for her decades of public service.”

“She has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service. We especially thank her for answering the call to lead the Secret Service during our Administration and we are grateful for her service to our family,” Biden said.

“As a leader, it takes honor, courage, and incredible integrity to take full responsibility for an organization tasked with one of the most challenging jobs in public service,” he continued.  

“The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13 continues, and I look forward to assessing its conclusions,” Biden added. “We all know what happened that day can never happen again. As we move forward, I wish Kim all the best, and I will plan to appoint a new Director soon”