Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday amid a series of mistakes by the agency. It came shortly after White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest had said the president had "full confidence" in Pierson.
Lawmakers on the House oversight committee ask Julia Pierson about the Sept. 19 "fence jumping" incident at the White House, as well as several other security concerns in recent years.
Facing an outraged Congressional committee, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson admitted the agency's security plan “was not properly executed" — calling the September 19 White House intrusion “unacceptable.” "I take full responsibility," Pierson said.
Pierson's bigger mistake, and the one that might force a bigger shake-up on the Secret Service than she intends: her failure to grasp the larger problem. The first woman to lead the elite lawenforcement squad, she was brought in to change the frat
Should Julia Pierson have resigned from her job as the director of the Secret Service? The answer is yes. But the ultimate reason was not because an intruder breached the White House, however incredibly concerning that is. It was not, in the end