The Patriot Post® · Secret Service Failed to Protect the President

The Secret Service’s breakdown, as evidenced by their booze and prostitute scandal in 2012, has finally caught up to the agency. The Secret Service fumbled badly when a gunman shot the White House seven times in 2011. The agency only realized the shots hit the executive mansion when a housekeeper found broken glass days later. And when Omar Gonzalez jumped the fence earlier this month, he not only made it to the White House door, overpowered an agent, took a left down the hall, ran into the East Room and made it to the door of the Green Room before he was stopped. Now, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson will face the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform over the failings of the agency with what Rep. Jason Chaffetz tallies are “1,000 security breaches and vulnerabilities.” While we disagree vehemently with some of the leaders the agency protects, the Secret Service has a job to do with dedication and excellence. More…