And no protection at all for RFK, Jr.
/REPORTS: Trump Requested Heightened Security Resources from Secret Service For Weeks, Was Denied
Radio host, conservative commentator, and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino condemned the lax tactics of Donald Trump's Secret Service security detail after an assassination attempt Saturday afternoon and the murder of a rally attendee. Bongino laid particular blame at the feet of United States Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle.
I want to repeat, and can absolutely confirm, the USSS Director Kim Cheatle has repeatedly turned down requests for a larger security footprint around President Trump. Despite knowing the threat level is catastrophic.
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) July 14, 2024
Resign tonight. https://t.co/v3UQyTt1dK
Just last Sunday Cheatle sat down with ABC News This Week with George Stephanopoulos and confidently claimed that there's "nothing specific and nothing credible," in terms of threats.
.@dbongino calls on Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle to resign immediately after attempted Trump assassination.
— Bongino Report (@BonginoReport) July 14, 2024
"It is time right now for Kim Cheatle to get her head out of her ass and do the right thing. I could tell you stories for days about her putting politics ahead of… pic.twitter.com/8ewszu5qFH