"The assassination attempt of former President Trump on July 13th is the most significant operational failure of the Secret Service in decades," Kimberly Cheatle said Monday morning.
With an AR-15, he injured Trump's ear, killed attendee Corey Comperatore, and injured two others before a Secret Service countersniper killed him.
Cheatle declined to answer substantive questions, citing an "ongoing investigation" from the FBI as well as the Secret Service.
Neither the FBI nor the Secret Service have said whether they would make the investigation results public, as the agencies did in the aftermath of the Reagan shooting.
AdvertisementThe Secret Service has been criticized for previously denying Trump additional protection at events.
Persons:
—, Donald Trump, Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, Cheatle, Thomas Matthew Crooks, John Hinckley Jr, Ronald Reagan, Crooks, Corey Comperatore, countersniper, Reagan
Organizations:
Service, Secret Service, Business, Trump, FBI, Pennsylvania
Locations:
Butler , Pennsylvania