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U.S. Secret Service Director Resigns Amid Security Failures

  • U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned following intense scrutiny over the agency's failure to prevent an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally.
  • The Secret Service is under investigation by multiple congressional committees and the Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog for its performance during the incident.
  • President Joe Biden has called for an independent review to understand the security lapses and ensure such failures do not happen again.
  • Cheatle faced bipartisan criticism and calls for her resignation after declining to answer questions about the security plan during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
  • The gunman, who was able to fire on Trump from a rooftop, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper, but the incident has raised serious concerns about the agency's protocols and effectiveness.

Source: Reuters

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I can't understand the foolishness of those who believe this assassination attempt was staged. Firstly, Trump is already winning; what reason would he have to do that? Secondly, the shooter was not a professional assassin capable of such...

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