On 8/13/24 it was a month since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and over that month what have we learned about what happened? … Basically we, the American citizens have learned nothing other than who the shooter was, and we knew his name on that on that same evening.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was the shooter. He was killed after firing X number of shots. How many shots did fire? Did the number of shell casings found close to Crooks’ body match up to the number of shots heard on analyzed sound audio recordings?
The 20 year old Crooks apparently flew drones over the area hours before the shooting but for some reason the Secret Service did not use drone technology to monitor the area. Also there was apparent disturbing lack of communication between the Secret Service and the local police. How could this any of this happen ? … and why?
As I have alluded to before there are but a few possibilities to attempt to explain (excuse) what occurred:
Poor leadership.
Incompetence at multiple levels
Lackadaisical or perhaps even purposeful inattention to detail
Let’s start with the leadership of the Secret Service and perhaps just as important, the philosophy of the leader of the Secret Service (USSS) at the time of the assassination attempt.
Kimberly A. Cheatle, who has since resigned, was in charge of the Secret Service at the time of the assassination attempt.
Her qualifications for this esteemed position? She had served in the Secret Service from 1995 to 2019, she worked as senior director of global security at PepsiCo from 2019 to 2022.
To me her background sounds reasonable enough with 24 years in the USSS, although going from security at PepsiCo to the head of USSS seems like quite a stretch. Was she a favorite of Jill Biden as has been reported, and did this connection grease the skids for her elevation to this prestigious position?
Hmmm!
Let’s be clear … Cheatle was not on site in Pennsylvania when all of this occurred, but did the philosophy of the leader of the USSS play any role in what happened on 7/13/24?
What was Cheatle’s philosophy?
In 2023, Cheatle told CBS News the agency needed to “attract diverse candidates and give opportunities to everybody in the workforce, particularly women,” outlining her goal that by 2030, thirty percent of its recruits would be female.
Pure and simple her philosophy is one of DEI! With three daughters and seven granddaughters, I have nothing against women being promoted based on their talents and skills, with my emphasis being on “talents and skills.” However, to outline a 30% goal of female USSS agents by 2030 is nonsensical and potentially dangerous. Did Cheatle’s DEI philosophy play any part on what happened on 7/13/24?
Could trickle-down incompetence have played a role in what happened?
Hmmm!
Although it would be easy to ascribe everything to Cheatle’s incompetence and trickle-down philosophy, I am not ready to solely assign the blame for what happened on 7/13/24 solely to Kimberly Cheatle. However, it is way too soon to stop asking questions. Even though the liberal MSM seems ready to forget what happened, while not asking pertinent and reasonable questions, I am not ready to sweep this entire thing under the rug.
Decide for yourself.
8/14/24
californiacontrarian