Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) unloaded expletives on Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle in Monday’s House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Monday that examined the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump.
“You’re full of s‑‑‑ today. You’re just being completely dishonest,” Mace told Cheatle.
Mace had just asked Cheatle if she had provided all the audio and video recordings in her possession to the House Oversight Committee as the panel had requested, and Cheatle had told Mace that she would have to get back to her on answering that questioning.
Her comment prompted some pushback from the other side of the aisle.
“We have to maintain decorum in this committee,” Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) said.
Though Mace was the most aggressive of the members with her questioning up to that point, her demeanor reflected widespread frustration among the panel’s members about the lack of specific answers from Cheatle about the shooting.
“These are important questions that the American people want answers to, and you’re just dodging, and talking around it in generalities,” Mace said.
The shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pa., earlier this month left Trump injured, one rally attendee dead, and two other attendees severely injured.
Mace also accused Cheatle of “leaking” her opening statement to various media outlets ahead of the hearing, and asked her if that move was political. Cheatle responded that she had no idea how her statement got out.
“That’s bulls‑‑‑,” Mace said.
It is standard practice for representatives for congressional hearing witnesses to distribute prepared opening remarks to the news media ahead of hearings. But the members of the Oversight panel expressed frustration that they did not receive her opening statement beforehand.
And early in her questioning, Mace noted the widespread calls for Cheatle to resign.
“Would you like to use my five minutes to draft your resignation letter, yes or no?” Mace asked.
“No, thank you,” Cheatle responded.