Rep. McCaul said Cheatle’s resignation is a ‘good — yet overdue — step toward accountability’.
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wy., who was one of a group of lawmakers captured on video confronting Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at last week’s Republican National Convention said Tuesday on ‘The Faulkner Focus” that “it’s about time” she resigned.
“It should have happened a week ago,” Barrasso told Fox News. “We have to make sure that security failures like this never happen again.”
“There has been no accountability in this administration, from Afghanistan to what has just happened now, all across the board,” Barrasso added.
What Joe Biden said on Kimberly’s resignation
Biden said he is “grateful” to her “for her decades of public service.”
“She has selflessly dedicated and risked her life to protect our nation throughout her career in the United States Secret Service. We especially thank her for answering the call to lead the Secret Service during our Administration and we are grateful for her service to our family,” Biden said.
“As a leader, it takes honor, courage, and incredible integrity to take full responsibility for an organization tasked with one of the most challenging jobs in public service,” he continued.
“The independent review to get to the bottom of what happened on July 13 continues, and I look forward to assessing its conclusions,” Biden added. “We all know what happened that day can never happen again. As we move forward, I wish Kim all the best, and I will plan to appoint a new Director soon