Democratic Representative gets into a testy exchange with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) Virginia gets into a testy exchange with Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle over the prevalence of guns in America.

Video via CNN

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[bpm]

It's not the gun, it's always the jackass behind the gun. ALWAYS.

[debbiepohl]

A 20 year old is smarter than our secret WOW

[charlesfriscia]

This is about the security not gun control..You've completely wasted that time on an important issue just so you can play politics on a completely separate issue...BTW most guns used by people to unalive others are illegaly obtained..You dont use a registered weapon in your name to commit crimes.

[politicalcowboy]

If citizens had their own firearms available, then President Trump may have been safer.

[Beavereaver]

What a stupid line of questioning. Trying to tie in gun control to an assassination attempt.

[strawdawgs]

This dude is putting out all the stops to make this a 2nd Amendment issue when it's not. She did not take the bait, which I have to respect.

[Nonliberal.]

She is even answering a Democratic Representative. She should be fired immediately.

[johnberg]

She's getting paid alot of money to shut up

[Daravis]

This is absolute incompetence of the highest order and a complete disregard for personal accountability and acceptance for responsibility. She needs to be fired asap!

[michaelreilly]

they're trying to blame the AR for this...gah how bout blaming psyco 20 yr

[Supras]

90% of shooters did NOT buy the weapon & the weapon is NOT in their names! It's not the gun, it's lack of mental health & Parents NOT locking up their weapons!

[johnlansing]

More worry about the weapon than the security ?

[TCREGAN]

Is this the Only thing these Dem's can stand on??? Each and everyone has not even touched this situation at hand! Sickening & a waste of time & $'s!

[CanadianOnlooker]

Typical Democrat question, blame the mechanical gun that can't do anyting without people decisions & motions.. & she won't even answer that... she's guilty af

[saladbreath]

The Democrats on the committee tried to make political hay by asking the same question over and over again: Do guns make your job harder?

[wakinglife]

I love how she said that it’s definitely not an inside job! How on earth can she explain that when she doesn’t even know the timeline

[databang]

In defense of the USSS director. The question changed from “do guns make your job harder“ to “AR-15s available everywhere, make your job harder?”. Basically, Connolly wasted his questioning time on a gun control issue. It doesn’t matter what she would have answered. The question was asinine.

[joemondy]

Stupid question. The 2nd Amendment is not about making bureaucrats jobs easier. She is a DEI friend of Jill who is in over her and should be fired if she lacks the honor to resign.

[jamesworr]

Most teenagers can throw a rock the distance that the shooter was from the President. It doesn't matter if they have an AR15 or a rock, this shouldn't be acceptable.

[bordereau]

It appears everyone in the room agrees this incompetent woman is gaslighting everyone in the