Gallego Calls on Secret Service Director to Resign

Gallego Calls on Secret Service Director to Resign

WASHINGTON - Today, following U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) released this statement:

"The attempted assassination of President Trump and the tragic death of Corey Comperatore should never have happened. As head of the Secret Service, Director Cheatle has the solemn responsibility to protect our nation's leaders, and she has failed," said Rep. Gallego. "The American people need to know how this happened, but today Director Cheatle refused to answer even the most basic questions about the attack and continued to dodge any accountability. She must resign."

The day after the assassination attempt, Rep. Gallego sent a letter to Director Cheatle calling for accountability and demanding answers regarding the security failure. He also called for the Secret Service to begin providing protection for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.