Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle addresses controversies, challenges facing the agency
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In her first network television interview since becoming director of the Secret Service eight months ago, Kimberly Cheatle addressed controversies and challenges the agency is facing — including recruitment and what she says is the need for a suitable place for training.
Currently, officers train to protect the president using bike racks that represent a White House fence. Using their imaginations, they navigate a field of trees at the Secret Service's training center in Laurel, Maryland, as if they were the inside the White House.
Cheatle argues that a White House replica is needed for proper training.
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