Posted on 04/24/2024 5:32:03 PM PDT by george76
An armed U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris‘s protective detail fought unarmed with other detail agents on Monday morning.
The incident occurred at the Washington, D.C.-area Andrews Air Force Base, before Harris arrived, and after the agent suffered what the Secret Service has characterized as a medical incident. The Washington Examiner is aware of the agent’s name and specific detail responsibilities but is withholding those details for privacy reasons.
The Washington Examiner understands that the agent became aggressive with other agents. When the special agent in charge and a detail shift supervisor attempted to calm the agent, a physical altercation ensued. The agent was handcuffed before being withdrawn from service for medical assessment. Harris was scheduled to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base after the incident.
In a statement, Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi told the Washington Examiner, “At approximately 9 a.m. April 22, a U.S. Secret Service special agent supporting the Vice President’s departure from Joint Base Andrews began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing. The agent was removed from their assignment while medical personnel were summoned. The Vice President was at the Naval Observatory when this incident occurred and there was no impact on her departure from Joint Base Andrews. The U.S. Secret Service takes the safety and health of our employees very seriously. As this was a medical matter, we will not disclose any further details.”
All Secret Service agents are armed while on domestic protective duty. But as with their Diplomatic Security Service counterparts, agents assigned to protective details endure heavy travel burdens, often working long hours away from home. The psychological health of armed agents serving in very close proximity to high-ranking government officials and foreign heads of state is thus a high-priority concern for the Secret Service.
Moreover, the Vice Presidential Protective Division is widely regarded within the Secret Service as the second most prestigious assignment after the Presidential Protective Division. Because of the continuity of government protocols, VPD agents are party to exceptionally sensitive planning on responses to nuclear war and catastrophic terrorist attacks or environmental disasters. Agents must serve in field offices for a minimum of three years and receive excellent performance reports before going to VPD. They must also then pass the intensive Protective Detail Training course at the Secret Service’s James J. Rowley training facility in the DC suburbs.
The Washington Examiner is unaware of the agent’s current status. The Vice President’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
-PJ
Probably saw The Tater shower with his grandkids one too many times...
I’d have problems working around her, too.
was thinking that wheels on the bus ditty was the breaking point. cruel and unusual punishment to be assigned to harris comes to mind.
$5 on dei.
Harris could drive anyone crazy.
This.
Instead of the Queen, seeing a Venn diagram sets off the brainwashed.
-PJ
Does "driven insane" qualify as medical? I suppose it does. They probably have good psychiatric medical plans. But will they take away his weapon for life? Red flag!
You can take the agent out of the ghetto but....
Why, that doesn't sound like a very diverse, equitable or inclusive policy. What's up with that, Secret Service?
the teasing just got tooo much...
Waylon Jennings would have gone insane if he were assigned to protect her.
If I had to babysit Kamala and hear her cackle all day Id lose my mind too
“I saw you looking at her. You try to hide it but I can tell. You want her, too. But she’s in love with me, you hear me? She only fakes it that she’s not in love with me. We’re going to run away someday and then you’ll see.”😡
“What are we going to do with all these Secret Service agents with low performance ratings?”
“I know - let’s put them on the Kamala Harris detail. It really won’t make much difference, and anyway, nobody wants to assassinate her.”
DEI concerns among the USSS community about the hiring of this agent.. ~Susan Crabtree .. Real Clear Politics..
https://twitter.com/susancrabtree
I started watching Veep and had to stop.
Seeing it play out in real time is already too much.
Usually, in my experience, this is an indicator of being "alcohol related", not that I was ever the subject of his evaluation, no matter the persistent rumors.
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