Secret Service surprised by man with gun in elevator with president
http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/517051150118289408
On the same day that her testimony before the House Oversight Committee had people calling for the resignation or firing of Secret Service director Julia Pierson, the Washington Examiner is reporting that the president in September rode in an elevator with an armed CDC security officer not knowing the man had a gun.
EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service allowed a breach during Obama’s Sept. 16 trip to Atlanta. http://t.co/f4RlC4YzFq by @susancrabtree
— Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) September 30, 2014
According to the Washington Examiner:
A source familiar with the case said Obama was in an elevator with his Secret Service security detail when a CDC security officer operating the elevator started taking photos and a video of the president with his phone and behaving unprofessionally.
Responding to the man’s behavior, one of Obama’s details contacted a member of the protective intelligence team, on-site detectives who handle suspicious-activity cases, to collect the man and interview him.
When he didn’t deny taking the photos, his CDC supervisor, who was on hand for the interview, said the behavior was highly irresponsible and told him to hand over his gun, shocking the Secret Service officers who were questioning the man.
Before the president travels anywhere, Secret Service agents make it their job to know who will have access to the president and anyone with a gun needs special clearance and may not be allowed to carry it when the president is onsite.
The Washington Post in its report adds that the security contractor has three prior convictions for assault and battery.
On. An. Elevator. With. The. President. With. A. Gun. http://t.co/wDnM4rAlTi
— Lizzie O'Leary (@lizzieohreally) September 30, 2014
@ByronYork @susancrabtree – @JuliaPierson needs to be fired. Replace her with Lois Lerner who knows how to intimidate & protect the #POTUS
— Joe American (@MidAmericanGuy) September 30, 2014
“@ByronYork: From @susancrabtree: Man in elevator with president had a gun. Secret Service didn’t know.” You can't make this up
— Jonathan O'Reilly (@Jonathanoreilly) September 30, 2014
@ByronYork @susancrabtree How many balls do the SS have to drop b4 somebody trips to the fact that they're 3rd world competent.
— Baxter Barfbag (@BuckyMaxwell) September 30, 2014
@ByronYork @susancrabtree All too weird. There've been more high lvl sec debacles since O took office thn probably all prev POTUSs combined.
— Julie Zug ن (@JulieZug) September 30, 2014
Shabby security for a shabby presidency, I guess. @ByronYork @thestreeter @susancrabtree
— Red__Rover (@Red__Rover) September 30, 2014
so the 2 times i was in same room w obama i had to go through security gate + do background check, yet they just let a guy w gun in elevator
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 30, 2014
I just assumed every elevator in America had a guy on it with a gun and a criminal record.
— Paul Wells (@InklessPW) September 30, 2014
So, on Sept 16th, the Secret Service let thr President get on an elevator with a man they didn't know had a gun. Fire them all. Today.
— Christy Lynn (@ChristyLynnLSU) September 30, 2014
