A group of senators surrounded Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Wednesday demanding answers as the agency chief refuses to resign after former President Donald Trump was shot last weekend.
“This was an assassination attempt! You owe the people answers. You owe President Trump answers!” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., as Cheatle walked away from the cadre of lawmakers lodging questions.
“It’s stonewalling!” said Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Republican in the upper chamber.
Multiple Senators confront, demand answers and then chase down Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle in Milwaukee at the RNC.
Video was shared by Senator Marsha Blackburn.pic.twitter.com/ZWZ4bBJ45U
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) July 18, 2024
Barrasso and Blackburn were joined by Sens. James Lankford of Oklahoma and Kevin Kramer of North Dakota in confronting the embattled Secret Service chief, who is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday. Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee also extended an invitation for Cheatle, the FBI director, and the secretary of Homeland Security to testify.
You know those scenes in the movies where the mobster who knows he’s in deep trouble is desperately trying to prove to the boss that he’s not a rat? That’s what’s happening with Cheatle right here. She’s performing for the mob boss. https://t.co/lRsPrRU0R3
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 18, 2024
“It is appalling that the Secret Service Director refused to answer our questions. This is one of the greatest security failures in the
