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Former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination on July 13 prompted a wave of conspiracy theories on social media, including many alleging that the attack was staged. In the aftemath of the horrific event, the Secret Service came under intense fire. On Monday, US Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, found herself having to address similar speculations, including one from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, as reported by HuffPost.
Greene, a staunch supporter of Trump, inquired whether the Secret Service was involved in a “conspiracy to kill” the former President. She asked, “The people there knew that there was a danger, they knew there was a threat to President Trump, and it was allowed to happen. Was there a stand-down order, Ms. Cheatle? Was there a conspiracy to kill President Trump?!” To this, Cheatle responded, “No, absolutely not.” Greene subsequently questioned the director why she hadn’t yet resigned despite the failure of her agency.
