5 highlights from contentious House hearing with Secret Service Dir. over Trump assassination attempt: 'DEI horror story'

'I am completely disgusted by your performance today'

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter

'That's bulls---'

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., was visibly upset during her line of questioning, demanding simple yes-or-no answers from Cheatle and repeatedly using profanity while grilling into her.

Mace first offered Cheatle the opportunity to use her time to draft her resignation, which she declined.

"No, thank you," Cheatle said.

After going on to characterize the assassination attempt as "a colossal failure," Mace implied that Cheatle had leaked a copy of her opening statement to multiple news outlets hours before sending it to the committee. The director denied knowing how it leaked.

"That's bulls---," Mace replied.

Mace went on to question Cheatle on whether her agency is fully cooperating with the committee on its request for all of the agency's recordings from July 13.

"Have you provided all audio and video recordings in your possession to this committee, as we asked on July 15?" Mace asked. "Yes or no?"

"I would have to get back to you," Cheatle replied.

"That is a no," Mace shot back. "You're full of s--- today. You're just being completely dishonest."

Mace's profanity prompted a call for decorum in the hearing room.

Mace went on to accuse Cheatle of either "being dishonest or lying."

"You're being dishonest here with this committee," she said. "These are important questions that the American people want answers to. And you're just dodging and talking around it in generalities. And we had to subpoena you to be here. And you won't even answer the questions. We have asked you repeatedly to answer our questions. This isn't hard. These are not hard questions."

Mace later further expressed frustration with Cheatle outside the hearing room, according to Fox News.

"These are very basic questions," she told the outlet. "She couldn't even answer the question of how many Secret Service agents were even on-site that day. It's complete and total bulls---."

Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Send news tips to [email protected]

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