Secret Service and its chief under pressure over Trump shooting

Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle is under pressure following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

The Secret Service and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, remain under intense scrutiny after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with politicians across the spectrum questioning how a gunman could have got so close to the former president during a rally.

Ms Cheatle said in 2021 that the service “has a zero fail mission”, adding: “They have to come in every day prepared and ready with their game-face on.”