HE comment: How would it be possible for a Secret Service chief to not know and follow the logistical basics of protecting a President during a public event? Of course Kimberly Cheatle knew that you always block access to elevated potential shooting spots (roofs, high-up windows). Of course she did.
So why was “McLovin” allowed to crawl on top of that Butler fairgrounds rooftop? Because a Butler-based SS subordinate fucked up. Tired, unfocused, hung over, thought local law enforcement would handle it, etc. Doesn’t matter — the buck passing stopped with Cheatle so she had to fall on her sword, but what were the specific particulars behind this colossal scene-up?
N.Y. Times: The Secret Service director, Kimberly A. Cheatle, faced bipartisan calls for her resignation after a disastrous hourslong congressional hearing in which she declined to answer basic questions about the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.
“Ms. Cheatle declined to say how many agents were protecting Mr. Trump when a gunman shot at him at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, or who decided to leave a nearby rooftop out of the event’s security perimeter.
“Nor would she tell members of the House Oversight Committee why Secret Service agents were not aware until the last seconds that people in the crowd had seen a gunman on that roof.
“At times, Ms. Cheatle seemed less informed than the lawmakers quizzing her. When Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, asked for a detailed timeline of events, Ms. Cheatle said she did not have one.
“’I have a timeline that does not have specifics,’ she said, eliciting laughter from the room.”