{"id":2295669,"date":"2024-07-15T22:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-leader-buck-stops-with-me-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T02:18:21","slug":"secret-service-leader-buck-stops-with-me-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-leader-buck-stops-with-me-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret Service leader: &#8216;Buck stops with me&#8217;- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecret-service-leader-buck-stops-with-me-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2295669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-donors-pull-funds-over-anti-israel-protests-where-was-the-outrage-over-blm\/\" title=\"University donors withdraw funds due to anti-Israel protests. Why no outrage over BLM?\">article\u200c discusses<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-regime-breaches-russian-constitution-with-navalny-arrest\/\" title=\"Putin regime breaches Russian Constitution with Navalny arrest\">attempted assassination<\/a> of former \u2062President Donald\u200d Trump during a campaign rally, with comments from\u2063 Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Cheatle \u2063referred to the incident as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; and stated\u2062 that she \u200dwould not resign, taking responsibility for the need to review procedures and provide necessary resources. The interview followed the identification of the suspect, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-seal-sets-dem-reverend-straight-after-he-mocked-armed-churchgoers\/\" title=\"Former SEAL Sets Dem Reverend Straight After He Mocked Armed Churchgoers\">opened fire<\/a>\u200c at the event, resulting in\u200d casualties. Cheatle defended her agents against reports that the shooter had been spotted before the attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span 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class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T20:59:10-04:00\">July 15, 2024 8:59 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1703995\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The attempted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/assassination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assassination<\/a> of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> during a campaign rally Saturday was \u201cunacceptable,\u201d according to the head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>U.S. Secret Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was unacceptable,\u201d Kimberly Cheatle <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/trump-rally-shooting-unacceptable-secret-service-director-abc-exclusive\/story?id=111962314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> ABC News in her first interview since the Saturday evening attack. \u201cAnd it\u2019s something that shouldn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe buck stops with me,\u201d Cheatle added. \u201cI am the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">director<\/a> of the Secret Service, and I need to make sure that we are performing a review and that we are giving resources to our personnel as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Cheatle said she would not resign.<\/p>\n<p>The interview was Cheatle\u2019s first in roughly 48 hours since the suspect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081557\/fbi-identifies-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>identified<\/a> as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire atop a roof outside the security perimeter at the event in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081773\/trump-rally-attendee-killed-assassination-attempt-identified-corey-comperatore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killed<\/a> and others were wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle defended her agents from witness reports that the shooter had been spotted and reported to police on site before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-born-boulder-shooting-suspect-known-to-the-fbi-suffered-from-paranoia-mental-illness\/\" title=\"Syrian-Born Boulder Shooting Suspect \u2018Known To The FBI,\u2019 Suffered From Paranoia, Mental Illness\">opening fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have all the details yet, but it was a very short period of time,\u201d Cheatle said. \u201cSeeking that person out, finding them, identifying them, and eventually neutralizing them took place in a very short period of time, and it makes it very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local police had been inside the building that the shooter was on top of, Cheatle said. Federal law enforcement from the Secret Service were responsible for securing the inner perimeter away from that building.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this particular instance, we did share support for that particular site and that the Secret Service was responsible for the inner perimeter,\u201d Cheatle said. \u201cAnd then we sought assistance from our local counterparts for the outer perimeter. There was local police in that building \u2014 there was local police in the area that were responsible for the outer perimeter of the building.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cheatle is scheduled to appear before the House Oversight Committee next Monday, July 22.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1703995\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1703995\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stated in an interview with ABC News that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unacceptable and should not happen again. Cheatle, who is responsible for the Secret Service, acknowledged that she needs to ensure a review is conducted and resources are provided to personnel. Despite the incident, Cheatle confirmed that she will not resign from her position. The suspect, identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries. Cheatle defended her agents, stating that the quick response to the shooter was challenging due to the short timeframe in which the incident occurred. She also clarified the roles of local police and federal law enforcement in securing the event perimeter. Cheatle is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on July 22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2295670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-kimberly-cheatle.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8831,8049,3939,34163],"class_list":["post-2295669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-responsibility","tag-accountability","tag-leader","tag-secret-service"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/secret-service-kimberly-cheatle.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}