Trump responds to Secret Service director quitting with tale of taking ‘bullet for democracy’

Published July 23, 2024 12:37pm ET



Former President Donald Trump slammed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after she resigned Tuesday following bipartisan backlash to security failings that resulted in an attempt on his life.

Without criticizing the agency itself, Trump trashed the former director and President Joe Biden’s administration, saying it was their failure to protect him that forced him to “take a bullet for democracy.”

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