Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigns in wake of assassination attempt on Trump

Published July 23, 2024 10:39am ET



Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position Tuesday, less than two weeks after her agency’s security failures led to an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally.

Cheatle, who has been with the Secret Service for nearly 30 years, faced mounting calls from lawmakers across the political spectrum to step down in the wake of the incident, which left one dead, two seriously injured, and the former president wounded.

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