November 21, 2024
Left-wing media outlets are blaming conservatives for "disgusting" and "misogynist" criticism of the United States Secret Service and its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. CNN reported Thursday that the Secret Service "pushed back" against criticism of the agency's glaringly inept performance at the Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former...

Left-wing media outlets are blaming conservatives for “disgusting” and “misogynist” criticism of the United States Secret Service and its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

CNN reported Thursday that the Secret Service “pushed back” against criticism of the agency’s glaringly inept performance at the Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where former President Donald Trump was nearly killed. One audience member died, and two others were seriously injured in the incident.

“Edited videos that have garnered millions of views on social media as supposed evidence of female incompetence, showed a female Secret Service agent seemingly struggling to holster her gun amid the chaotic scene as a group of agents escorted Trump to his motorcade,” the outlet reported.

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It quoted a statement by Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, which CNN said “blasted misogynist claims that the female agents were incapable of protecting Trump.”

“It is an insult to the women of our agency to imply that they are unqualified based on gender,” Guglielmi’s statement said, according to the report.

“Such baseless assertions undermine the professionalism, dedication and expertise of our workforce.”

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“Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion ensures that we attract the best talent, fostering a robust and effective team that reflects the society we serve,” Guglielmi’s statement continued.

“We stand united against any attempt to discredit our personnel and their invaluable contributions to our mission and are appalled by the disparaging and disgusting comments against any of our personnel.”

Critics have insisted that the fact that officials can’t see the problem and how its linked to DEI is itself a threat to national security.

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As it turns out, a statement posted to social media platform X Friday by GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri indicated that “Whistleblowers tell me that MOST of Trump’s security detail working the event last Saturday were not even Secret Service.”

Hawley explained that instead of agents trained in security and protection, the Department of Homeland Security “assigned unprepared and inexperienced personnel.”

In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Hawley said the whistleblowers have indicated that “the majority of DHS officials [at the Trump rally] were not in fact USSS agents but instead drawn from the department’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

“This is especially concerning given that HSI agents were unfamiliar with standard protocols typically used at these types of events, according to the allegations.”

Hawley demanded a response to several detailed questions about who was assigned to the former president’s security detail and whether they had appropriate training.

“This incident represents a staggering security failure by the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to appropriately protect the former president and prevent violence at a peaceful political event,” Hawley said in a news release earlier this week.