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There's Something Different About Trump's
Secret Service at the RNC

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Posted By: ladydawgfan, 7/18/2024 1:24:10 AM

Former President Donald Trump made his first appearance at the Republican National Convention (RNC) flanked by Secret Service this week after surviving a would-be assassination. His Secret Service team, however, looked drastically different from the agents that were guarding him during his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday when the shooting occurred. As he entered the arena at the RNC, an all-male Secret Service team escorted the former president—different from the women who were tasked with protecting him during his rally. At the time of the would-be assassination, Trump was surrounded by several female agents, who critics say were hired solely based on DEI initiatives.

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I noticed that as well. He was surrounded by a bunch of tall men, all of them with "Don't try me, Punk!!" looks on their faces!!

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Reply 1 - Posted by: cmardh 7/18/2024 1:27:31 AM (No. 1759786)
I thought it was more of a “FAFO” aura.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: jalo1951 7/18/2024 1:30:29 AM (No. 1759788)
If you are talking bodyguard I want Tyrus not Tinkerbell.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: TXknitter 7/18/2024 1:43:45 AM (No. 1759792)
Yes, funny how the SS Director knew the world would be watching everything. Funny how our Trump appeared to have the A Team of professionals guarding every inch of him NOW. I think they were giving him the F Team on purpose.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DiegoDude 7/18/2024 4:11:06 AM (No. 1759808)
The fat girls were gone.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Trigger2 7/18/2024 4:31:08 AM (No. 1759818)
The SS Director showed up at the RNC. I noticed no women, which just goes to show one how DEI is absolutely worthless. Hire the incompetent rather than the most qualified.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: mifla 7/18/2024 4:37:43 AM (No. 1759821)
Have to acknowledge Kimberly's 180 degree turn on diversity. She could have doubled down on diversity and kept the women agents. Instead, she realized her mistake, and she had the courage to attend the RNC. She knew she would get a verbal beating there, but attended anyway. I don't know if it was public pressure or her admission that she screwed up. I am willing to give her the benefit of the doubt - for now.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: hershey 7/18/2024 4:54:53 AM (No. 1759837)
Good! Great!....got rid of the useless one who couldn't even put her gun back into the holster after he got loaded into the suv...that was priceless..! Next is the useless head of the SS>...
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Reply 8 - Posted by: watashiyo 7/18/2024 5:15:03 AM (No. 1759855)
Were those SPs for real or from another pool of "Inclusive" graduates from a lower threshold training?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Ned Scott 7/18/2024 6:30:11 AM (No. 1759874)
Reply 7 - Hershey, That “slightly” chunky Secret Service agent, who fumbled with her hand gun so pathetically in Butler, Pennsylvania this past weekend reminded me of the androgynous “Pat” on “Saturday Night Live.” (Is “Pat” a man or a woman?) In fact, if a politically-correct version of “The Andy Griffith Show” came on television today, that same female Secret Service agent could very well be cast as Deputy Betty Fife, the feckless and perpetually angst-ridden daughter of the late, great Deputy Barney Fife.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: broken01 7/18/2024 8:23:10 AM (No. 1759932)
What's different is that these guys should've had PDJT's back not the Marx Sisters running around fumbling with their weapons.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Twinkle93 7/18/2024 9:47:11 AM (No. 1760015)
No doubt the secret service screwed up. But, one of first things that the Secret Service mentioned on Saturday after the assassination attempt, was that Trump's normal detail was not there. They had all worked to many straight days in a row. Also, that Jill was in the area (Pittsburgh) and I believe another person with secret service protection was in the area. The replacement secret service people were from area field offices with some training in protecting people.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: walcb 7/18/2024 11:28:30 AM (No. 1760103)
Trump is a huge man, agents need to be tall enough to shelter Trump when he is threatened. They don't make women that big in this country--at least not enough of them to be in SS and available for this assignment.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 7/18/2024 11:37:26 AM (No. 1760110)
I didn't watch that entry, but a friend had pointed this out to me yesterday. And all TALL men.....and UH-OH, white men.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: mc squared 7/18/2024 12:23:26 PM (No. 1760162)
The Peter Principle can now be called the Pepsi Principle.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: mc squared 7/18/2024 12:26:07 PM (No. 1760164)
#6: She was most like forced to do the about face. Congressional and public eyes are focused on her. As with most businesses, a few DEI hires only slow the operation a bit but when it hits the fan, the competent step up to fix things.
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