Whistleblower: Snipers Were Stationed on the Roof During Trump Rally But Left Due to the Heat

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle likely walked away from Monday’s House Oversight Committee thinking to herself, to quote Bill the Butcher, that was “the finest beating I ever took.” In a rare showing of bipartisanship, Cheatle is being called on to resign after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Cheatle dodged questions from lawmakers to the point where members of both parties found her supremely irritating. She also refused to resign, which left everyone aghast. 

The glaring security issues were rehashed, including the rooftop where shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was able to perch unmolested by federal or local law enforcement. You knew the agency was in trouble when Cheatle’s reasoning for no snipers on that rooftop was due to it being sloped. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) scaled the structure. It wasn’t dangerous. Today, we learned that Cheatle has yet to visit the site. Whistleblowers and local law enforcement leaks have painted a picture of total incompetence, which worsened on Monday. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced that snipers were indeed on the roof but left their posts due to the heat: