Know-Nothing Secret Service Director Cheatle Frustrates Both Sides of Aisle, Prez Still a No-Show, by Al Perrotta

By Al Perrotta, The Stream, July 23, 2024

Al Perrotta is The Stream’s Washington bureau chief, coauthor with John Zmirak of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration, and coauthor of the counterterrorism memoir Hostile Intent: Protecting Yourself Against Terrorism.

Difference between Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and this guy? Location.

Happy Tuesday!

We’re keeping The Brew percolating as we enter the sixth consecutive day of seeing neither hide nor hair of the president. More on that in a second.

Today we start with a miracle. Namely, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) agree on something: the Secret Service director’s stonewalling before Congress yesterday was simply unacceptable.

Republicans and Democrats All Slam Secret Service Head for Non-Answers and Colossal Failure

Prying answers out of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle yesterday was harder than prying a donut from the hands of Chris Christie. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee, Cheatle refused to offer any real answers to even the most basic questions about what took place before and during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Repeatedly, she stated that the matter is under investigation, or Congress would have to ask the FBI, or simply said, “I’m not going to discuss specifics about that incident,” or “I do not have the details.” This, nine full days after the incident. ….

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