Watching the House Oversight Committee hearing Monday, in which Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was raked over the coals by Democrats and Republicans alike for the colossal failure surrounding security at former President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13 rally, I observed that I’ve had rough days at work before, but Cheatle’s was next level. She faced four-plus hours of withering criticism and bipartisan calls for her resignation.
Rare Bipartisanship: Even Dems Like Ro Khanna and Kweisi Mfume Call on Cheatle to Resign
There were several stunning moments during the hearing, but when it came time for Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) to question Cheatle, fireworks were practically assured, given the pushback Waltz had received from the Secret Service spokesman and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for asserting that Homeland Security and the Secret Service had rebuffed the…
