A female Secret Service agent responsible for overseeing security at former President Trump's rally in North Carolina quit her post in breastfeed a child just minutes before the Trump motorcade arrived, according to a report by Susan Crabtree of Real Clear Politics.
🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE and ROUTE: During a visit by Donald Trump to North Carolina yesterday, a female Secret Service special agent left her post to breastfeed without permission/notification to the event site agent, according to three Secret Service community sources.
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— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) August 15, 2024
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The agent, who was from the Atlanta field office, was discovered breastfeeding in a room designated for Secret Service only, along with two family members.
This happened just five minutes before Trump's scheduled arrival.
The agent and his family gained access to the room, which was designated for “official business,” after bypassing the Uniformed Division checkpoint.
They were reportedly escorted into the room by a staff member who was not authorized to be there.
A Secret Service agent apparently left his post at Trump's rally in North Carolina yesterday to breastfeed his baby.
You've got to be kidding me.
what the hell is going on
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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 15, 2024
Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the incident did not affect the security of the event. “All employees of the US Secret Service are held to the highest standards,” Guglielmi said. “While there was no impact on the North Carolina event, the details of this incident are being looked into. As this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further.”
This incident comes just over a month after an assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was shot in the ear.
The shooting sparked criticism of the Secret Service's preparedness, ultimately resulting in the resignation of former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on July 23 under mounting outside pressure.