The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades.

Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday during a congressional hearing: “On July 13, we failed.” Cheatle says she takes full responsibility for the agency’s missteps related to the attack at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally earlier this month.

Kimberly Cheatle says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency "failure" in decades.{ai:summary}<p>The Secret Service's chief stepped up, taking the fall for a botched assassination attempt on Donald Trump—a blunder that echoed for decades. In a grim briefing, she noted the July 13 incident as the agency's darkest hour. Responsibility weighed heavily on her shoulders.  </p><p>#politics</p>

Secret Service director on Trump assassination attempt: 'On July 13, we failed'

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