For most of the first 24 hours after Donald Trump was shot on Saturday, we hear little to nothing in the way of official statements from the Secret Service, particularly Director Kimberly Cheatle. That was perhaps understandable given that it had been a chaotic situation and it would clearly take some time to sort out what went wrong. Meanwhile, there was plenty of finger-pointing going on. Finally, on Monday, Cheatle broke cover and spoke to ABC News. She seemed to start out strong, declaring, “The buck stops with me.” She went on to describe her unit’s response to the attack as “unacceptable” and that it was “something that shouldn’t happen again.” (So far, so good.) But when asked repeatedly if she planned to resign, she once again stated that she would not step down. So where did the buck actually stop? (NY Post)
Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledged…
