Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle resigned Tuesday amid backlash from the agency's security lapses that allowed a sniper to open fire from a rooftop near the July 13 campaign rally for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, killing one and wounding three others including the former president.
Cheatle's resignation followed bipartisan calls for her to step down and intense questioning Monday at a House Oversight Committee hearing. The calls grew as committee members heatedly exclaimed she failed to answers their questions at the hearing.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said at a news conference Tuesday that Cheatle's resignation was the right decision.
"It is overdue," he said. "She should have done this at least a week ago."
