Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle won’t resign after Trump assassination attempt

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The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday was “unacceptable,” according to the head of the U.S. Secret Service.

“It was unacceptable,” Kimberly Cheatle told ABC News in her first interview since the Saturday evening attack. “And it’s something that shouldn’t happen again.”

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