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Trump attack, capa secret service under indictment, she defends herself: 'We acted quickly'

After attack on Trump, analysts call for firing of Secret Service chief. Biden renews confidence

15 July 2024

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The Cheatle: "The Secret Service acted quickly"
Trump: now I want to unite the country

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US President Joe Biden should remove from office Kimberly Cheatle , the current head of the Secret service, the agency that is responsible for the protection of state presidents and their families. This was demanded by CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. But the president seems to have no intention of doing so. "Joe Biden has confidence in Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle." The White House spokeswoman said this in a press briefing.

Meanwhile, a senior US law enforcement official - quoted by CNN - let it be known that the shooter Thomas Crooks who shot Donald Trump at the Butler rally on Saturday, purchased 50 bullets at a local armoury a few hours before carrying out the attack. Not only that. Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the Mar-a-Lago secret papers case against Donald Trump after the Supreme Court's immunity ruling. On the matter, the former president said the filing of the Florida papers case should be the first step and the other cases against him should be dismissed quickly. Donald Trump also told Fox News' Bret Baier that he will announce his deputy today.

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"They essentially had one job and they failed", Kayyem said. "If this agency wants to move forward, people have to pay the consequences" of their failures, he added. Before taking over the post that was James Murray's, Cheatle was a senior director at PepsiCo North America and was in charge of facilities, personnel and business continuity.

Kayyem, who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama Administration, said that many questions remain unanswered about the Secret Service's preparation for and response to the attack on Trump.

Among them, why was the rooftop on which the gunman was standing not secure? And why didn't the agents quickly remove the former president, as shown by the images of Trump addressing the crowd by raising his fist or even before that reaching for his shoes?

The Cheatle: "The Secret Service acted quickly"

Kimberly Cheatle retorts to the allegations. Secret service agents 'acted swiftly' in Butler: those were her first official words. In a statement, Cheatle offered her condolences to the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed in Butler, and vouched for the security plan for the Republican convention. "We understand the importance of the independent review announced yesterday by President Biden and will participate fully. We will also cooperate with the appropriate congressional committees on any follow-up action," he assures.

"The Secret Service," he continued, "is working with all federal, state, and local agencies involved to understand what happened, how it happened, and how such attacks can be prevented from happening again.

Trump: now I want to unite the country

Meanwhile, Donald Trump has announced that he will give 'a completely different speech at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee. It's an opportunity to unite the country. I've been given that chance'. Speaking to the Washington Examiner, the former US president and Republican candidate for the November election said that "the speech I was supposed to give on Thursday was going to be resounding, tough," aimed primarily against the policies of President Joe Biden. "Honestly, now it's going to be a completely different, unifying speech," he explained. "I'd like to unite the country. There are a lot of good people on the other side." During the interview, Trump explained that the attack had "a big impact" on his campaign.

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