Staff Reports
The Secret Service’s string of blunders surrounding former President Donald Trump is enough to make even the most stoic taxpayer weep – or laugh, depending on one’s stance on agency competence. The recent revelation of a female agent abandoning her post to attend to maternal duties epitomizes the mismanagement that seems to have risen to an art form within this once-fabled agency.
In the wake of an attempted assassination on Trump, the vaunted 60-member team tasked with keeping him safe appears to have bitten off more than they can chew. If losing a high-profile presidential candidate to a security lapse wasn’t concerning enough, the recent antics of one female agent in North Carolina surely add fuel to the fire. Instead of keeping a vigilant watch as Trump made his pitch on eliminating federal taxes on tips, this agent chose to prioritize family over duty, finding a private room to breastfeed her baby. If anyone thought the Secret Service operated like a well-oiled machine, this incident makes it clear that it might just be running on fumes.
A Secret Service agent abandoned her post during Donald Trump's visit to North Carolina to breastfeed her baby, according to a report. NEWSMAX National Correspondent Alana Austin has more details.@alana_austin pic.twitter.com/8LiTs35vOi
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) August 15, 2024
Just five minutes before Trump’s arrival at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, this agent, responsible for ensuring security, decided to conduct a last-minute personal check-up on her family, ignoring protocol and leaving other agents scrambling. The no-kids-on-the-job rule clearly didn’t apply in her case, as she appeared with relatives while neglecting to inform fellow agents of her departure. This pattern of irresponsible behavior begs the question—if the Secret Service can’t manage a simple event, how can they mitigate the dangers posed by actual threats?
Adding more spice to this already absurd situation, a whistleblower from within the Secret Service has raised alarms about a looming attack on Trump as the election season heats up. It seems the agency has become overstretched, balancing protection duties for both current and former presidents as well as their entourages. While the spokesperson claims every employee is held to high standards, one can’t help but wonder if they should also consider a crash course in common sense.
This isn’t the first time the Secret Service has dropped the ball. Not long before the breastfeeding incident, there was a debacle at a Bitcoin conference in Nashville, where Trump couldn’t even take the stage without worrying about two unauthorized individuals roaming around backstage. Apparently, their high-tech security measures still managed to miss the mark. A re-evaluation of the security team’s protocols is now in progress, though one must wonder if they’ll find someone capable of doing their job properly in the process.
In a turn that nobody would label as shocking, it turns out that an agent involved in security for the day of the attempted assassination had been careless enough to post updates on social media that revealed Trump’s location, further compromising his safety. Days before the fateful event, a gunman almost took Trump’s life, and now, eyebrows are raised as to how someone with a gun and ill intentions could slip through the gaps in security protocols. An ongoing FBI investigation into that incident reveals profound concerns about how the Secret Service is protecting the former president, and it looks like it’ll take more than a personnel review to restore confidence in their capabilities.
