Was Obama's security detail breached by armed man? US Secret Service responds
Barack Obama at DNC
The US Secret Service has rejected claims that there was a "security lapse" in former president Barack Obama's protective detail after reports claimed that an armed individual was able to reach the Democrat leader.
A TMZ report had claimed that a security guard, working at the event in Los Angeles last weekend, approached the SUV transporting the former president without any interference from Secret Service agents.
Notably, the unnamed guard told the tabloid that he saw Obama in the back of the vehicle using a laptop. The guard said he was armed at the time and quickly backed away once he recognised Obama.
The guard also claimed that Secret Service agents only approached him later to check his credentials and concealed weapon permit.
However, the Secret Servicehas claimed that the report was inaccurate and that there was no breach in the security.
“The Secret Service cannot provide the details on our means and methods of protection, but we can confirm that at no time were any Secret Service protectees in the vehicle while the individual was walking down the alleyway. These claims are inaccurate,” a Secret Serice spokesperson was quoted as saying by Newsweek.
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Secret Service under scrutiny
The Secret Service has been under heavy scrutiny ever since ex-US president Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt in Butler County, Pennsylvania in July. The would-be assassin, Matthew Crooks, had a clear shot at Trump, a little over a hundred yards away from the stage despite Secret Service agents being spread across the venue.
A US senate committee investigating the July 13 assassination attempt revealed that security failures at the Pennsylvania rally were “foreseeable and preventable”.
In a detailed report, the committee said the Secret Service failed to make clear decisions and inform local authorities about potential threats to the GOP presidential candidate.
The report said that the Secret Service failed to erect visual barriers around the rally’s venue, which could have blocked the shooter’s view of Trump and prevented the attempt on his life.
The Secret Service team also failed to provide answers about who – specifically – was responsible” for deciding the inner and outer perimeter of the rally. It was also not clear who made the decision to exclude the building, where the shooter settled himselfand took aim.
(With inputs from agencies)