House Democrat calls for Secret Service director to resign after Trump rally shooting

Pennsylvania congressman says evidence coming to light has shown unacceptable operational failures'

The Pennsylvania congressman Brendan Boyle has become the first Democrat to call for US Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle to resign as more security lapses that may have contributed to the near-assassination of Donald Trump on 13 July continue coming to light.

In a statement issued after the Washington Post reported on Saturday that the presidential protection agency had for two years denied Trump requests for additional security, Boyle said he had no confidence" in the Secret Service leadership.