Two female Secret Service agents have been suspended from duty after they were caught on camera fighting outside mansion. Footage shows the pair grapple next to a police vehicle by Mr Obama's home in Washington DC, and captures one threaten to attack her colleague.
The agent in the audio is heard saying: "Can I get a supervisor down to Delta two immediately before I whoop this girl's ass?" The altercation unfolded on May 21 at around 2.30am right by the property, said to be worth around $8million (£6million). Since then, both women have been suspended as, in a statement sent to , the stressed it maintains "a very strict code of conduct".
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"The individuals involved were suspended from duty and this matter is the subject of an internal investigation. The Secret Service has a very strict code of conduct for all employees and any behavior that violates that code is unacceptable. Given this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further," a Secret Service spokesperson told us tonight.
Susan Crabtree, a RealClearPolitics reporter, shared the clip on social media. The behaviour has since been slammed by citizens in the US and afar.
One person wrote: "The lack of professionalism is astounding." Another shared: "Wow! The Secret Service just isn't the same as it was 30 years ago."
Last year, a Secret Service agent assigned to then vice president Kamala Harris was removed from duty after she got into a physical fight with her fellow agents. The Secret Service has come under scrutiny in recent years amid allegations of unprofessionalism and security lapses.
amid mounting pressure after at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last July. Ms Cheatle was replaced by Sean Curran, one of the agents who surrounded Mr Trump after he was shot in the ear on stage at the rally.
But the video taken last week in Washington DC has led to more criticism akin to the backlash the agency faced last year. It comes after another incident involving the Secret Service went viral as footage showed a mysterious man creeping close to Trump's daughter Ivanka.
The moment came on May 3 when the First Daughter and her husband Jared Kushner were having dinner at Carbone Beach in South Beach, Florida.
Footage showed an unidentified man holding a Manila envelope, and wearing khaki shorts and a black t-shirt trying to walk alongside them. At that point, an agent in a blue button down shirt and black jeans could be seen gently shoving the man out of the way.
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