Questions are swirling around Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle following an attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump that killed one of his supporters and wounded two others.

Those questions are likely to grow louder following a report that Cheatle got her job with help from First Lady Jill Biden's office. 

Source: Senior aide "is obsessed with being DEI-compliant"

According to the New York Post, Cheatle "was well liked" by Mrs. Biden when her husband was serving as vice president along with senior aides such as top adviser Anthony Bernal.

"Cheatle served on Dr. Biden’s second lady detail and Anthony pushed for her," an unnamed a Democratic insider was quoted as telling the Post.

"Anthony has no national security or law enforcement experience. He should have no influence over the selection of the [United States Secret Service] director," the source continued.

Another "well placed" figure told the publication, "I heard at the time she was being considered for director that Anthony had pushed her forward as an option."

Meanwhile, a third individual complained that Cheatle had been chosen due to her gender rather rather than her degree of competency, stating, "Anthony is obsessed with being DEI-compliant."

Secret Service denies resources were diverted from Trump to Mrs. Biden

The Post's report came even as Newsweek noted that the Secret Service moved to deny allegations it had diverted resources away from Trump to protect an event hosted by Mrs. Biden.

That allegation was put forward in a social media post one day after the assassination attempt by Real Clear Politics contributor Susan Crabtree.

"Secret Services resources were diverted to Jill Biden's event and away from Trump's because they followed agency protocol applying to Trump as a former president, according to two sources within the Secret Service community," Crabtree wrote.

"There were also many supplemental agents from different field officers (not Trump's regular detail) providing security at the rally because Trump's regular detail has been overworked (some working 7 days straight), and only two counter-snipers," she added.

Cheatle says she won't resign after shooting

For her part, Cheatle dismissed any suggestion that she should step down during an interview on Monday with ABC's "World News Tonight" host Pierre Thomas.

"The buck stops with me, I am the Director of the Secret Service. It was unacceptable, and it's something that shouldn’t happen again," Breitbart quoted her as insisting.

Yet when Thomas asked if Cheatle will remain in her position, the Secret Service director insisted that she plans to stay on.