Whitney Wild
Whitney Wild is a law enforcement correspondent based in Washington, DC, where she covers law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police and Secret Service. Previously, she was a correspondent for CNN Newsource, delivering live reports and digital content for Newsource’s 1,+ local news partners. Wild joined CNN Newsource from WUSA 9 in Washington, D.C., where she was on the investigative team. She earned a National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter Emmy Award for her reporting on discriminatory property advertising and rental practices affecting federally subsidized housing voucher holders. Her reporting prompted lawmakers in the nation’s capital to expand efforts to combat housing discrimination based on source of income. Wild began her career at WJLA/NewsChannel 8 in Washington, D.C. as a multimedia journalist, where her reporting also prompted the U.S. Marshals to arrest a child sex predator. Whitney Wild is an experienced and accomplished journalist who has worked for several news organizations and earned multiple awards for her investigative reporting on important issues.
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The Daily's Verdict
This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
88%
Examples:
- Cheatle has said that ‘the buck stops with me’, but there has also been finger pointing between the Secret Service and local law enforcement over who had responsibility for what and whether all the resources needed were present.
- CNN – United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is expected to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday that her agency ‘failed’ its mission during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump earlier this month.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- Under Director Cheatle’s leadership, we question whether anyone is safe. Not President Biden, not the First Lady, not the White House, not presidential candidates.
Contradictions
95%
Examples:
- Crooks fired several shots at Trump from a roof roughly 150 yards away from Trump’s podium.
- Secret Service snipers did not have drone support at the rally, instead relying on counter-sniper teams.
- The building from which Crooks shot was not in the security perimeter, and its sloped roof reportedly prevented the deployment of a sniper team that could have been positioned there.
- The failure occurred on July 13th, during Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
- Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to perch on a nearby rooftop with an AR-style weapon undetected by local law enforcement and Secret Service agents.
- Trump’s security detail had complained about a lack of resources and personnel provided by the Secret Service over the past two years.
Deceptions
45%
Examples:
- how did the Secret Service’s biggest failure in four decades happen under her watch?
- The bottom line is that under Director Cheatle’s leadership, we question whether anyone is safe. Not President Biden, not the First Lady, not the White House, not presidential candidates.
- The Secret Service’s biggest failure in four decades happened under her watch
Recent Articles
Secret Service Fails to Prevent Assassination Attempt on Trump: Director Takes Responsibility
Broke On: Saturday, 13 July 2024Former President Donald J. Trump survived an assassination attempt during a July 13, 2024 rally in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service, under Director Kimberly A. Cheatle, acknowledged significant operational failures that allowed shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks to approach and fire shots from a nearby rooftop undetected. Cheatle testified before Congress about these lapses and promised improvements to prevent future breaches. 
Former President Trump Survives Assassination Attempt in Pennsylvania: What We Know About the Shooter and Security Lapses
Broke On: Monday, 15 July 2024Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by counter-sniper teams after firing shots towards the stage. Crooks had previously worked at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and purchased ammunition hours before the attack. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, but an investigation is ongoing with involvement from President Joe Biden, Congress, and Secret Service.