Two Secret Service officers have been suspended after being filmed fighting outside former President Barack Obama’s home last week.
The Secret Service have labeled the incident “unacceptable” and it’s now the subject of an internal investigation.
Video and audio files posted to X on Tuesday document the two female federal officers punching and shoving each other.
One of the women is recorded saying, “I need a supervisor out here... immediately before I whoop this girl’s a--” into her service radio.
🚨🚨#BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE: @RCPolitics has obtained video of the fight between two women Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers outside former President Obama's residence last week after one officer called a supervisor to come before "I whoop this girl's ass."
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The altercation, which took place outside the Obamas’ Washington, D.C., home, is the latest controversy to hit the Secret Service after a dismal year which saw “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades” in the words of the director who quit after her teams allowed a wannabe assassin to fire several shots at President Trump. Kimberly Cheatle, the first woman to lead the agency, quit one day before she was due to testify before Congress in July last year.
The officer who made the call was reportedly angry about her shift replacement being late, then assailed her verbally and physically when she finally arrived.
Secret Service personnel are divided between officers, who are considered part of the police and are generally required to protect buildings, and an elite group of plain-clothes agents who are detailed to travel and keep high-value potential targets safe.
A spokesperson from the Secret Service confirmed the veracity of the video, first posted by conservative news site RealClearPolitics, to the Daily Beast.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of an on-duty altercation that occurred between two Uniformed Division officers at approximately 2:30 a.m. on May 21,” the Secret Service said.
“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 spokesperson for the Obamas did not immediately respond to the Daily Beast for a request for comment.
