Secret Service head refuses to step down, admits security failures in Trump rally assassination attempt

Secret Service (USSS) Director Kimberley Cheatle has acknowledged failures at the rally for Donald Trump that led up to the assassination attempt on the 45th president, however, she is refusing to resign despite them.  

During an interview with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas, Cheatle said that the shooting was "unacceptable" and that "it's something that shouldn't happen again." Despite being in charge of the agency at the time of the event, Cheatle has said she will not be stepping down in light of the attempted assassination. 

"You plan to stay on absolutely?" Thomas asked Cheatle.  

"I do plan to stay on," she responded.  

In the interview, Cheatle said that local law enforcement was tasked with protecting the outside perimeter of the event. "In this particular instance, we did share support for that particular site and that the USSS was responsible for the inner perimeter," Cheatle said in the interview. "And then we sought assistance from our local counterparts for the outer perimeter. There was local police in that building -- there was local police in the area that were responsible for the outer perimeter of the building." 


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