“That's bull***t”: Secret Service chief grilled by Congress over failure to prevent Trump shooting

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle answered tough questions before a congressional hearing on Monday over her agency's failure to prevent the assassination attempt of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier that month. Cheatle admitted before the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee that the event was the “most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades.”

Republican Congressman Michael Waltz scolded Cheatle, pointing to a number of transparency failures — including a lack of press conferences held by the Secret Service, FBI or DOJ. Waltz told her “regardless of the failure, I would fire you just the way you’ve handled it since.” Waltz added “this is how misinformation flies" and that "I would hope you have the dignity… to resign.”

Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace questioned how Cheatle’s opening statement was reported in the press hours before her appearance at the hearing on the assassination attempt against Trump. “I have no idea how my statement got out,” Cheatle said, with Mace replying “that’s bull***t.”

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[KayJay]

I would not let her guard my bag of DORITOS and its already open and half eaten.

[JohnKonstantopoulos]

obviously she is protecting someone ....and herself..

[krzi-o]

Didn’t bring recordings because they haven’t gotten them pieced together to cover up their crimes.

[TheJusnic]

100% it was either a setup or the secret service is absolute trash at their jobs...1 or the other

[ryanstewart]

As long as no-one is responsible, no-one is accountable. This is the slippery slope we are currently on and we are not at the top of the hill, instead, we are careening towards a precipice. Canada is very much in the same boat.

[glennlove]

I have to congratulate Global News for airing this on a Canadian venue

[genx-adventures]

"Lead with integrity?" You keep using that word and I do not think it means what you think it means.

[carlforpresidentanthony]

This is like talking to a lying 5th grader.. knows nothing and incompetent as all get out. HOW DID SHE GET THIS JOB!!

[andg]

"buck stops with me" so pay me like one, but I wont really take any responsibility when it matters!😝

[anthonygrau]

The bigger factor is she brings a folder to the hearing an has not one peace of information in the folder! This wacko should be charged for murder an attempt murder. Incompetents at this point is straight insane

[boxbury]

Well done to GLOBAL NEWS for posting this video. Almost like a real, unbiased news source.

[kerrykelaher]

" i dont know anything !" 😮

[cecilyt]

This puppets show appears much more serious than the other puppet shows.

[Brayguanzo]

Layers and layers of plausability. That sounds about right.

[tywood]

She has been trained to lie for over 30 years you're wasting your time

[healthisachoice]

We have video of the time line with people yelling, man on the roof with a gun..

[acfa]

She's been coached on what to say by the same person who told clinton what to say about him and the monica situation

[jorgevial]

She should be fired. Problem is that the President was also fired.

[rickcheyne]

She's had a week to go over all the data and yet she still can't answer any questions? Sounds to me like she's trying to cover for somebody in the whitehouse.

[carmen-juliapereira]

Why are THOSE QUESTIONS not being done YET?