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- Cheatle described the July 13 incident as the most significant failure in decades.
- The attack resulted in one fatality and two critical injuries.
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Kimberly Cheatle, director of the US Secret Service, has resigned amid intense criticism over the agency’s failure to prevent the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to sources familiar with the decision.
Cheatle’s departure comes just days after a contentious congressional hearing where she faced bipartisan calls to step down. During her testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Cheatle called the incident “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades.”
“The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13, we failed,” Cheatle stated. “As the director of the United States Secret Service, I take full responsibility for any security lapse.”
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