Kimberly Cheatle was unable to explain how the gunman got onto the rooftop from where he opened fire on the former president, the senator said.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was unable to answer an important question about the gunman who opened fire on former president Donald Trump, according to Senator Ted Cruz.The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at Trump from a rooftop near a rally where he was speaking in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. One rallygoer was killed and two others were seriously wounded before Crooks was fatally shot by the Secret Service.
' The hell do you mean you don't know? This was four days ago, five days ago and you don't know how he got up to the building? Is there a more important question that you're dealing with?'Cheatle should 'be fired yesterday,' Cruz said. 'It was the most spectacular failure.'Cruz's office has been contacted for further comment via email.
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