Let’s discuss the latest excuse by Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle regarding the attempted assassination. As a side note, I just learned she graduated from the same high school as I did.
WANDTV reports Secret Service director under scrutiny after shooting at Trump rally is Schlarman High and EIU grad.
The Secret Service Director who is under scrutiny following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has ties to Central Illinois.
Kim Cheatle is a 1988 graduate of Schlarman High School, the News Gazette reports.
Cheatle said she is confident in the Secret Service’s plan to provide security for the Republican National Convention, which started Monday in Milwaukee.
A shooter took aim at former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa. Saturday, hitting Trump in the ear. A civilian was killed, and others were injured.
“The incident in Pennsylvania has understandably led to questions about potential updates or changes to the security for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee,” Cheatle said in Monday’s statement. “… I am confident in the security plan our Secret Service RNC coordinator and our partners have put in place, which we have reviewed and strengthened in the wake of Saturday’s shooting.
Cheatle was named Secret Service Director by President Joe Biden in 2022. She was the senior director at PepsiCo, responsible for managing facilities, personnel and business functions, when she got the call from Biden’s office.
She majored in sociology and graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1992. By that time, she had already applied for a job as a Secret Service agent.
Cheatle was honored by EIU in 2023 with a Distinguished Alumni award and participated in a recruiting event in Charleston.
Obviously Not and Truly Delusional
“I was hired by the service and trained, and I think that’s one of the things the agency does very well.”
Someone On the Ball Originally
The News Gazette reports Cheatle was previously turned down for a role with the Secret Service when she applied in college but was accepted into a position at the Detroit field office two years later.
Calm or Comatose
“If you talk to any law-enforcement agency, they will tell you that when crises occur, they fall back on their training,” she told the paper. “During an event like that, that’s what I’ve always done. That sort of calmness sets in and you fall back on your training, and you think about it later. For us, that’s very important.”
It’s OK to fall back on training, but only provided you learned something in training.
A Word About Training
“That building in particular has a sloped roof at its highest point. And so, you know, there’s a safety factor that would be considered there that we wouldn’t want to put somebody up on a sloped roof. And so, you know, the decision was made to secure the building, from inside.”
The Secret Service Failed its Only Mission. Biden Should Fire the Director
I repeat what I said previously, The Secret Service Failed its Only Mission. Biden Should Fire the Director
As more videos and interviews turn up, it’s clear the SS failed its only mission. Will anyone be held responsible? At any level?
Addendum
Some classmates objected to the original title of this post. Title modified.
Addendum II
More brilliant planning