Shock 'sloped roof' excuse leads to fresh criticism of Secret Service Director

Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle has explained why agents were not stationed on the roof used by Donald Trump’s would-be assassin.

The director spoke to ABC News on Monday about the shooting and said a “sloped roof” was why agents were not on the building.

“That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof,” she said.

“And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.”

Cheatle admitted the rooftop used by Thomas Matthews Crooks was a security vulnerability, yet it was still not secured.

Retired FBI supervisory special agent and Army veteran James Gagliano was confused by the director's reasoning.

“You just have to work with the terrain you’re presented with,” he said.

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The dudes who took him out WERE ALSO ON A SLOPED ROOF. This is not an excuse.

[redcorset]

Total BS her own snipers were on a sloped roof. DUH!!!

[RAYGC]

I'm 75, I've seen pictures of that roof it's barely sloped, I could walk on it easily. Total B.S.

[ThomasKing]

Worst excuse ever. Cheatle needs to go.

[petermckeown]

That lame excuse is enough to demand her resignation.

[denniswilliams]

Her statement makes absolutely no sense especially when you consider the fact that her own agents were able to stand and walk upon that very roof just moments after the shooter was eliminated. Incompetence

[loriematthews]

Secret Service Director needs to resign
RIGHT NOW.

What a disgrace she is....

[diydave]

She needs to resign...immediately! She is incompetent.

[t.s..]

Slopped roof excuse... I shake my head, its unbelievable!!!! This is criminal

[robertkaspert]

A 20 year old didn't seem to have any problem with a sloped roof. But grown ass men trained to protect people can't climb a sloped roof.

[gregwilson]

Using a sloped roof for an excuse says a lot about her judgment.

[simplex]

Putting a female in charge of defense team…was the 1st mistake 🤦🏽‍♂️ not to mention the ones that were in the get away car looked so lost…

[tmilholin]

ive been roofing buildings for 25 years, that roof is not considered a sloped roof.

[imacomputer]

A sloped roof is a safety concern for the snipers? Are you kidding me? Only a DEI hire would think being on a sloped roof is too much of a safety concern for snipers FFS. And the kicker is it's less sloped than the other roofs they were on! RESIGN!

[romemancer]

A retired senior Police officer said recently ...too many are getting promoted into senior law enforcement that have no right to be there and dont have the skills to handle the job they have been given...Government interference !!!

[jeffr]

She had over 48 hours to come up with that ignorant excuse that’s an embarrassment to every Secret Service agent.

[LorainPsycho]

That roof had less of a slope than the roof the police snipers were on. She doesn't want to admit she's incompetent. She's a safety hazard to the entire Secret Service

[KenshinPhoenix]

It tells you everything you need to know, that it was intentional not to cover the most obvious vantage point.

[MattH-wgou]

Intentional failure disguised as incompetence.

[Dee-zw]

It seems to me the Secret Service director is totally unprofessional! !!! They should immediately resign!!