 "'She was guarding Cheetos': Elon Musk slams Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle after attack on Trump")
Immediately after endorsing former US President Donald Trump, Tesla CEO went on a social media rampage, slamming Secret Services officers responsible for Trump’s safety. The billionaire lambasted the Director of Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, by taking pot-shots at her credentials.
“So before being in charge of protecting the President, she was guarding bags of Cheetos …,” Musk wrote on X, formally known as Twitter. He was commenting on a tweet which highlighted the past credentials of Cheatle.
The provocative remarks from the billionaire came just hours after the former president was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania. After the attack, Trump was seen covered in blood while he was getting escorted off stage by security services. The incident sent shockwaves across the United States making many condemn the culture of political violence which is grappling with the modern world.
So before being in charge of protecting the President, she was guarding bags of Cheetos …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
Who is Kimberly Cheatle?
Cheatle is the 27th Director of the US Secret Service, who assumed the office on September 17, 2022. She is responsible for leading the 7,800 Special Agents, Uniformed Division Officers, Technical Law Enforcement Officers and Administrative personnel.
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More ShortsBefore she joined the Secret Services, Cheatle served as the Senior Director of Global Security at Pepsi Co. Throughout his social media rampage, Musk not only criticised Cheatle but also called for her resignation.
Musk goes all in for Trump
The tech billionaire announced that he is endorsing former US President Donald Trump in the 2024 US Presidential elections, 30 minutes after Trump was shot.
The Tesla CEO took to X, formally known as Twitter to make his stance very clear on the matter. “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery," he wrote in his post. In a subsequent post, the billionaire shared a photograph of Trump moments after the episode and went on to add another message: “Last time America had a candidate this tough was Theodore Roosevelt.”
I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery pic.twitter.com/ZdxkF63EqF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2024
Musk’s formal endorsement of Trump was indeed sudden but not surprising. The SpaceX CEO drifted rightwards soon after US President Joe Biden took over the Oval Office. Over the last year, Trump’s allies have been seeking the endorsement and financial support of Musk because of his cult-like influence online.
Extreme incompetence or it was deliberate. Either way, the SS leadership must resign. https://t.co/0vYGrj6yuH
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 14, 2024
Musk even alluded that the whole incident was “deliberate” and referred to the Biden administration as “SS leadership,” asking for the resignations of those who were responsible.
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