President Joe Biden said in written a statement Tuesday that he is “grateful” for the disgraced Secret Service director, Kimberly Cheatle, who allowed former President Donald Trump to get shot in the ear and an innocent father and husband to be murdered.
Cheatle announced Tuesday she would resign from her post following a devastating hearing from the House Oversight Committee on Monday highlighting the deadly consequences of her leadership.
A letter from Biden praised Cheatle’s incompetent leadership.
“[Cheatle] has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service,” the statement read. “We especially thank her for answering the call to lead the Secret Service during our Administration and we are grateful for her service to our family.”
“As a leader, it takes honor, courage, and incredible integrity to take full responsibility for an organization tasked with one of the most challenging jobs in public service,” the statement continued. Cheatle notably refused to resign for more than a week after the assassination attempt, and Biden did not call on Cheatle to submit her resignation.
The letter states Biden will “plan to appoint a new Director soon.”
Under Cheatle’s so-called “leadership,” a 20-year-old gunman managed to climb onto a roof with a direct line of sight to the former president during a recent Pennsylvania rally and fire off several shots. Trump was struck in the ear after he made a split second decision to slightly turn his head to look at
