Rep. Andy Harris, a Republican from Maryland, is calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to step down from her position after failing to protect Trump at a rally.
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., is calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign from her post, following the failed detail that was in place when a man attempted to assassinate former President Trump. Cheatle acknowledged during an interview with ABC News on Monday that 'the Secret Service is responsible for the protection of the former president,' adding, 'the buck stops with me.
On Saturday, Thomas Matthew Crooks somehow reached the rooftop of a building in Butler, Pennsylvania, used to stage a tactical team overseeing a presidential rally for Trump. As Trump spoke to the Pennsylvania crowd, shots rang out from on top of the building, and one of the bullets grazed his right ear. The Secret Service has since taken strong criticism for allowing the shooter to have a clear line of sight of the president from about 150 yards away.
Harris said he first heard about the shooting in a text from his wife, and the two of them searched for any news they could, to find out what happened. Days have passed since the shooting, and Harris said the news he is hearing is 'not very flattering' to the law enforcement officials and Secret Service. Secret Service sources have confirmed that local law enforcement officers were stationed inside the AGR building while Crooks was on the roof.
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