A group of Republican senators accosted Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday and demanded answers over her failure to protect former President Donald Trump during last week’s assassination attempt against him.
The group, which included Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), and Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), surrounded Cheatle after spotting her at the RNC on Wednesday evening and expressed their disappointment over the Secret Service’s inability to protect Trump, who was shot in the ear on Saturday.
Barrasso told Cheatle he was “very disappointed” in her leadership, before urging the director to “resign tonight or start answering our questions right now.”
🚨FULL VIDEO: Secret Service Director REFUSES to answer to the American people. pic.twitter.com/MPVOke5zhY
— Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) July 18, 2024
The American people deserve answers from the Secret Service. pic.twitter.com/PNFF11v00Q
— Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) July 18, 2024
Blackburn then proceeded to berate Cheatle for failing to protect Trump despite reports about a “suspicious person” at the rally.
As Cheatle tried to leave, the senators protested, “No, no, no, we’re going with you.”
They then followed Cheatle as she walked away and shouted at her on camera.
“You cannot run away from your responsibility to the people of the United States!” shouted Barrasso. “You’re the head of the Secret Service!”
Blackburn yelled, “You owe answers!”
Cheatle received backlash from Republicans following the near-miss assassination attempt against Trump on Saturday, with several prominent Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, calling on the Secret Service director to resign.
Watch above via Marsha Blackburn.
