The director of the U.S. Secret Service is facing heightened scrutiny following Saturday's assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.
An eyewitness at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, told the BBC that he warned police about the gunman before Trump was shot at approximately 6:15 p.m. The interview, which was shared widely on social media, sparked outrage.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Saturday evening: "I have already contacted the Secret Service for a briefing and am also calling on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear for a hearing."
Cheatle was appointed by President Joe Biden to be director of the Secret Service in 2022.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas personally declined a request from independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secret Service protection.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, praised Secret Services officers for their swift reaction but questioned the agency's leadership during an interview on Fox News.
"This legislation would reform the U.S. Secret Service's protective mission by automatically terminating Secret Service protection for those who have been sentenced to prison following conviction for a federal or state felony," Thompson announced at the time.
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