Excargodog

Actually, she retired once and took up a second career as security guru for PepsiCo.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/97889-women-in-security-2022-kimberly-cheatle-
pepsico

I think the justification to pull her back and make her director had to do with gender equity, actually:

https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-new...ffice-sources/

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ar...s__151022.html

https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2021/12/us-secret-service-celebrates-50-years-women-special-agents

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/statement-from-president-biden-on-the-appointment-of-kimberly-cheatle-to-be-the-next-director-of-the-united-states-secret-service/

rickair7777

Supposedly she's a friend of Jill.

DogPit

Which means she isn’t qualified to run an automated coffee machine.

ugleeual

Latest info now saying that there were two counter sniper teams… the team in all the videos online didn’t kill the guy… the other team on other side of the rally (longer shot distance) took the shot. It took 11 seconds after the first shot rang out for the counter sniper team to acquire the shooter… then another 15 seconds to kill him. The shooter got off 8 rounds apparently… no info on how many shots from the counter snipers were needed… I’m betting it took a few if it took 15 seconds to neutralize him.

‘the Director of the USSS should resign out of shame… as well as the lead agent who was in charge at the rally… how can they walk the halls with their peers knowing they let some 20 year old idiot get off 8 shots at the 45th President of the USA. And how can the current President have any confidence in his/families security… what a clown show.

vaxedtothemax

Agree with everything...

It was reported to be 1 shot. From that distance it would be even more ridiculuous for a professional sniper to miss a target laying flat on a roof.

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rickair7777

Yes I would be amazed if it took more than one shot from the pros and it should have happened in just a couple seconds. They just don't miss at ranges much under 2000 yards. They might have fired another round or two for security, common tactic at the pro level is one or two shots to center of mass, and one to the head. That way if the target is wearing a vest you at least stun/disrupt him to buy time, and the head shot is to make sure. But depends on the target aspect, if he was prone facing the sniper, maybe head shot to start with, since a near miss would likely hit center of mass anyway.

The only reason I can imagine for the delay was if they thought the guy might have been local PD. Apparently the building was the CP for the locals, so not utterly implausible that Barney Fife might have climbed up there for some reason. Especially if his clothes were similar to what the cops were wearing.

No excuse if that's what happened, USSS leadership shoud have clearly coordinated that, and everybody involved should have known: Either somebody will be posted on the roof, or it's a no-go area and thus weapons free.

Excargodog

Allegedly, there was no one up on the roof because the sloping roof was deemed a 'safety hazard' to put anyone up there.

But the number of other breakdowns in security where intervention could have and shoukd have happened is just staggering. It cost one guy his life, another two serious injuries, and one a graze that may significantly alter the course of American history. On the good side, it did get JFK secret service coverage.

Apparently being a 'friend of Jill' actually wasn't adequate qualification to run the Secret Servicw.

dera

I bet the head of USSS has nothing to do with tactical/strategic planning of an event.

PilotdadCJDCMD

Doesnt matter, just like the PIC of an aircraft has to fall on the sword for anything that happens during a flight they command. She should not be permitted to resign. She should be fired especially with all the DEI crap she pushed for.

rickair7777

I would imagine she had review and approval on the overall plan. Anyone interested in political survival could see that letting something happen to Trump at this point in time would be almost as bad as losing POTUS, career-wise.

I don't know USSS SOP, maybe her deputy for protection does that. But what else does the head of USSS have going on that's more important? Meth heads minting counterfeit money on inkjet printers in Kansas? Again, survival instinct.