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According to a report by United States Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on the 19th, the staff of Kimberly · Zittle, director of the United States Secret Service, told the media that at the Republican National Convention, a group of Republican senators had a fierce confrontation with Zittel over the "assassination attempt" of former President Trump and demanded her resignation, but Zitter had no resignation plan.
United States Secret Service Director Kimberly · Zitter profile picture from the US media
ABC said calls for Zittle's resignation were growing, but Zittel's staff said Zitter was determined to stay in office and complete an investigation into the shooting at a Trump campaign rally. The report mentioned that a person familiar with the matter revealed to the media on the 18th that Trump met with Zittel in Milwaukee on the 16th, and Zittel informed him about the "assassination attempt".
According to the report, on the evening of the 17th, Republican Senators Martha Blackburn· John ·Barasso, James · Lankford and Kevin · Kramer questioned Zittle at the Republican National Convention. Blackburn posted a video on social media documenting the meeting as it took place.
The video shows senators surrounding Zittle and demanding that she answer questions Source: Screenshot of video from Blackburn's social media platform X account
The video shows the senators surrounding Zittel and demanding that she immediately answer questions about the Secret Service's dereliction of duty at the rally. "You're either going to resign tonight or you're going to start answering questions about the death threats against President Trump and allowing him to come to power," Baraso said to Zittle. Blackburn demanded that Zittle explain why the Secret Service "allowed the [former] president (Trump) to come to power knowing of the potential threat."
After listening to the senators, Zittel responded, "I don't think this is the place to have this kind of discussion." The video shows Zittle saying she would answer their questions on a "suitable forum," while Barasso said, "We'll go with you."
The video shows Barrasso starting to shout "You should protect the president of United States" as Zitter tries to walk away. At one point, Kramer tried to get in front of Zittle, repeatedly shouting, "You are responsible for us." Another senator accused Zittel of "refusing to answer questions."
United States Republican Senator John · Barasso profile picture from the US media
"It was an assassination attempt. You owe the people an answer. You owe President Trump an answer," Blackburn said to Zittle. "You can't shirk your responsibility to the people of United States," Barasso caught up with Zitl and told her. Blackburn pointed at Zittle and yelled, "You can keep running, but you can't hide from us." Video shows a man who appears to be a security guard then stopping the senators to stop them from continuing to follow Zittle, the report said.
In a statement issued by his office after the standoff, Blackburn said, "The Secret Service's refusal to answer our questions is shocking," the ABC said. It was one of the biggest security lapses in the history of the Secret Service. She can run away, but she can't hide. She is a failed leader and she needs to step down immediately".
In an exclusive interview with the outlet this week, Zittle said that the shooting at a Trump campaign rally was "unacceptable and that this kind of thing should not happen again," the ABC mentioned. "The responsibility is on me," she said, "and I'm the head of the Secret Service, and I have to make sure that we're doing the review and providing resources to our personnel as needed."
According to media reports, a few hours after former United States President Trump suffered an "attempted assassination" on the 13th, the outside world questioned the United States Secret Service responsible for the security of United States dignitaries and Kimberly · Zitter, the director of the agency, and many bigwigs demanded her immediate resignation. According to United States Fox News, Mike ·Johnson, Republican speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, said that if Zittle does not resign, he is ready to call on United States President Biden to fire her on the morning of the 18th local time. In addition, the second female head of the Secret Service in United States history has been asked to appear at a hearing held by the Oversight Committee of the United States House of Representatives on the 22nd to be questioned on issues related to the incident.
According to the Wall Street Journal previously reported, the assassination of Trump may be the worst mistake made by the United States Secret Service since the attack on then-President Ronald · Reagan in 1981. After the attack, Zittle was strongly criticized by many United States politicians and citizens. Many have called for Zittle's resignation or dismissal, saying she is more focused on the organization's "diversity and inclusion than her job."