(Newsmax) Supporters of President Donald Trump are applauding the Secret Service’s decision to block the security clearance renewal of former Director Kimberly Cheatle, calling it a necessary step toward accountability after what they describe as one of the worst failures in the agency’s history, Real Clear Politics reported.
The move, quietly made by new Secret Service Director Sean Curran, follows growing Republican pressure and public outrage over the events surrounding the July assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Critics of Cheatle argue that her leadership directly contributed to the security breakdown that left Trump wounded and one rallygoer dead.
“Following the security debacle in Butler, the former director of USSS made the right decision to resign,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told RealClearPolitics. “I see no reason for her security clearance to be reinstated.”
Curran, a Trump appointee, reversed the agency’s initial plan to renew Cheatle’s top-level clearance after Johnson voiced his opposition. A Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the reversal, saying Curran had determined “not all former directors need to have their clearances renewed.” The agency cited ongoing modernization efforts and a restructuring of intelligence operations as justification.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., called the move long overdue.
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NEW: Kimberly Cheatle, former Secret Service director wanted to destroy the cocaine discovered in the White House last year, according to RealClearPolitics.
Cheatle feared media backlash due to Hunter Biden's drug history. The cocaine, found by a Uniformed Division officer and… pic.twitter.com/60NBDjfJXm
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 5, 2024
SS Director Kimberly Cheatle has Resigned
She went into that hearing stating she would not resign….
Our coverage of the hearing, the viral clips, We Absolutely had everything to do with that with this resignation.
Great job patriots. She still should be locked up.
Article… pic.twitter.com/0ioAL8VPC7
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) July 23, 2024
🚨 GREAT NEWS: Secret Service Director Curran has BLOCKED former director Kim Cheatle from renewing her security clearance
Cheatle was the incompetent DEI Director who led USSS during Trump’s Butler Rally
We need to just revoke the clearance of ALL Biden-era officials! pic.twitter.com/NBal9ftlmc
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 2, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Secret Service has blocked the security clearance renewal of former Director Kimberley Cheatle. pic.twitter.com/dbixqEXHgG
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 2, 2025
🚨 UPDATE: Trump Secret Service Director Sean Curran BLOCKS failed former Director Kimberly Cheatle from the Butler, PA disaster from renewing her security clearance, per RCP.
THE RIGHT MOVE. pic.twitter.com/QwUzaa48nb
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 2, 2025
Secret Service halts ex-director Kimberley Cheatle’s security clearance renewal https://t.co/PxKWs45noc pic.twitter.com/fAfmurtFPd
— New York Post (@nypost) August 2, 2025
Former Secret Service Dir. Kimberly Cheatle's security clearance has been blocked and will not be renewed, per Real Clear Politics. pic.twitter.com/UluzzvUUmX
— TEAM USA (@TEAM_USA__) August 1, 2025
