Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was undoubtedly acting out of respect for the committee members and politeness while testifying before the House Oversight Committee on July 22nd about the failures of the Secret Service during the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Butler, Pa. on July 17, and included her condolences for the recent passing of Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Texas. Lee had been a member of the House Homeland Security Committee before her death, which shares oversight of the Secret Service but, as the following linked article points out, there is no evidence linking her presence on the committee, or, for that matter, that of any other member of the committee, to the shooting.
So, Cheatle’s statement on her death, which was very much in the news on the 22nd of July was most likely just a boilerplate “about to testify” expression of sympathy…
“I would be remiss if I did not also extend my condolences on the passing of your colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee,” Cheatle said. “Ms. Jackson Lee was always engaged in the oversight of the Secret Service, and her passing is a great loss to this body.”
Yet that did not stop QANON conspiracy nuts from linking Jackson Lee to the shooting:
“A day before she resigned, Cheatle deflected many questions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as she testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee and faced bipartisan calls to step down.
“Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle confirmed that Rep. Shiela Jackson was involved in the Oversight of the Secret Service,” said a July 22 X post in what appeared to be a misspelled reference to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston. “Rep. Jackson passed away 6 days after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. This is one of the strangest coincidences of the year.”
The post included a clip of Cheatle’s testimony in which she gave her condolences over Jackson Lee’s death. It was shared by “Dom Lucre,” an X account known to promote misinformation and the QAnon conspiracy theory, which posits that powerful, left-leaning politicians and entertainers are involved with a Satan-worshipping pedophile ring,
Another X account known to promote QAnon and misinformation also shared the clip of Cheatle’s testimony, noting Secret Service oversight by Jackson Lee and saying that she “was confirmed dead six days after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Just another coincidence right?”
I believe this was just an attempt by the QANONers to stir up racial animus in their followers and this would explain their focus on Jackson Lee, who, of course was a black woman.
MSN could find no evidence of any connection, obviously…
“Although a cause of death has not been publicly reported, Jackson Lee said in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We contacted a spokesperson for Jackson Lee’s office and received no response before publication.
There is no evidence that her death is considered suspicious. The claims that Jackson Lee’s death was somehow linked to oversight of the U.S. Secret Service followed remarks in Cheatle’s congressional testimony.”
What a couple of racist idiots.
RW are Weirdo’s & RACIST FREAKS!
Indeed, quazy.
Nazis never pass up an opportunity to LIE!!!
Two RWNJ QANON conspiracy theorists randomly go into Bar Join-The-Dots. You can’t deny it’s not a meeting of coincidence 🙂