It’s no secret that the Secret Service, under Democratic leadership, has been plagued by scandal and mismanagement. The latest incident involving a female agent abandoning her post at a Trump rally in North Carolina to breastfeed her baby without permission is just another example of poor priorities and lack of discipline.
EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING: During a Donald Trump visit to North Carolina yesterday, a woman Secret Service special agent abandoned her post to breastfeed with no permission/warning to the event site agent, according to three sources in the Secret Service community.
Shortly before Trump’s motorcade arrival — I’m told five minutes beforehand — the site agent was getting ready for the arrival. (The site agent is the person in charge of the entire event’s security.)
The site agent went to do one final sweep of the walking route and found the agent breast-feeding her child in a room that is supposed to be set aside for important Secret Service official work, i.e. a potential emergency related to the president.
A working agent on duty cannot bring a child to a protective assignment. The woman was out of the Atlanta Field Office.
The woman agent was in the room with two other family members.
The agent and her family members bypassed the Uniformed Division checkpoint and were escorted by an unpinned event staff into the room to breastfeed, the sources said. Unpinned means they have not been cleared by the Secret Service to be there.
When contacted about the incident, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the incident did not have an impact on the event. and it’s under review. “All employees of the U.S. Secret Service are held to the highest standards,” he said. “While there was no impact to the North Carolina event, the specifics of this incident are being examined. Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further.” Susan Crabtree at Real Clear Politics
The Secret Service has faced numerous issues over the years, from agents involved in prostitution scandals while on duty overseas to openly defiant agents who refused to protect President Trump. The recent breastfeeding incident is yet another symptom of an agency struggling under Democratic mismanagement. It’s clear that stronger Republican leadership is needed to restore order and discipline within this critical organization.
All of this comes just after an attempt on Trump’s life resulted in the death of an innocent rally-goer and injuries to two others. Is it any wonder that such tragedies occur when the Secret Service’s priorities are so skewed? Those “highest standards” seem more like empty words than actual practice.