Secret Service Criticized Over Trump Rally Shooter and Sloped Roof Comments
TL;DR
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle defended the agency's decision to secure a building from the inside due to safety concerns related to its sloped roof, following an assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Butler, PA. Despite scrutiny, Cheatle stated she will remain in her role, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressed full confidence in the Secret Service.
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