The U.S. Secret Service has demonstrated such stunning incompetence that former President Donald Trump, the GOP’s presidential candidate, narrowly avoided assassination by at least two would-be attackers.
What will this criminally negligent agency do next?
They’re heading to Disney World!
Yes, Secret Service personnel are traveling to Orlando, Florida, next week for a taxpayer-funded, four-day summit on the LGBTQ agenda in the realm of Mickey, Pluto, and Goofy.
As reported by Susan Crabtree, National Political Correspondent for RealClearPolitics, the Secret Service’s Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion is seeking “nominees for an all-expenses-paid trip” to an LGBTQ+ “Out and Equal” Workplace Summit at Disney World from October 7-10. All branches of the Secret Service—Special Agent, Uniformed Division, Technical Law Enforcement, and Administrative, Professional, and Technical—were invited to apply, according to an email obtained by Crabtree.
‼️‼️ EXCLUSIVE: The Secret Service's Office of Equity Diversity and Inclusion today at 11:09 a.m. ET sent out an agency-wide request (see email below) for nominees to attend an all-expense paid trip to an LGBTQ+ "Out and Equal" Workplace Summit at Disney World in Orlando Oct.… pic.twitter.com/7foQoFZag8
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) September 4, 2024
Following significant backlash, particularly from within the agency, Secret Service leadership is shifting its approach. Officials have now decided to limit representation at the summit to non-law enforcement employees, as reported by Fox News Digital late last week.
This summit, viewed as a priority by the Biden-Harris administration despite Secret Service agents expressing concerns about being overworked and understaffed, is titled “Illuminating Truth, Community, and the Path Forward.” According to Out & Equal’s website, the nonprofit focuses solely on LGBTQ+ workplace equity, inclusion, and belonging—topics that are crucial for protecting former presidents and candidates often criticized by LGBTQ activists.
“We are in a moment when the voices and actions of a few are attempting to dim the light and progress of an entire movement,” the group asserts. “And while it may seem overwhelming, we must remember our potential, our strength, and our value. In times of adversity, doubt, and challenge, Queer joy and resilience will always outshine and persevere.”
Over the weekend, Trump’s campaign had to relocate a scheduled outdoor rally in Prairie du Chien, Wis., to a smaller indoor venue due to a lack of Secret Service personnel. The agency was occupied with providing security for foreign dignitaries at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Consequently, the individual whom Secret Service agents failed to protect during a July 13 rally in Butler, Penn., and who narrowly escaped being shot, found himself without adequate protection again.
“Our personnel and equipment are being pushed to their limits to sustain the current operational tempo,” an unidentified Secret Service official told CBS News last week “This proposed Wisconsin event also took place during the United Nations General Assembly, where the Secret Service is responsible for the safety and security of over 140 world leaders amid a challenged global threat level.”
Foreign leaders are prioritized over the protection of a former U.S. president, who also happens to be the Biden-Harris administration’s primary political rival.
While the Secret Service may hope to achieve “Queer Joy and Resilience” at next week’s LGBTQ summit, this focus on identity politics will do little to prevent the next radical from attempting to “finish the job.”
Last week, the House’s bipartisan task force investigating threats against Trump highlighted numerous failures within the Secret Service.
“In the days leading up to the rally, it was not a single mistake that allowed [the shooter at the July 13 rally] to outmaneuver one of our country’s most elite group of security professionals. There were security failures on multiple fronts,” said Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Penn., co-chair of the committee.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has been examining the Secret Service’s policies and procedures in light of the assassination attempts in Butler, Penn., and more recently at Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla. In an interview last week on NewsRadio 1040 WHO in Des Moines, the Iowa Republican expressed that he and other congressional colleagues have faced obstruction from the agency, as well as from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Grassley has managed to release some crucial evidence, including bodycam footage from the July 13 attack.
The senator believes the Secret Service’s negligence stems not from willful disregard but from the traits of an arrogantly stubborn federal agency. Grassley noted that the USSS may finally be realizing they don’t have all the answers and must move beyond the status quo.
However, like many agencies within the Biden-Harris administration, the Secret Service seems to prioritize identity politics and social engineering over security and protection, particularly when it comes to safeguarding Donald Trump—who is viewed as Public Enemy No. 1 by the left.
As Crabtree reported, frontline agents have expressed concerns about the Department of Homeland Security’s and the Secret Service’s misaligned priorities. She highlighted that officers have criticized the decision to send agents to the LGBTQ conference during a busy campaign season, calling it “tone-deaf” given the limited resources available.
“I would like to know with the operational tempo [we’re under], how they think this is an appropriate use of manpower?” one source in the Secret Service community asked, according to Crabtree.
It seems that Secret Service leadership received the message.
In a statement to Fox News Digital late last week, a Secret Service communications official said, “Given the current operational tempo, the U.S. Secret Service is restricting conference participation to personnel who do not impact ongoing protective operations.”
“Two U.S. Secret Service administrative staff members, who are responsible for the implementation of federal special emphasis programs, are attending the 2024 Out & Equal Workplace Summit. These personnel are not law enforcement.”
Despite the strain on manpower, USSS agents can take pride in knowing that some of their colleagues will be focused on learning about “Strategies for Supercharging LGBTQ+ ERG [Employee Resource Group] Impact” and “Shattering the Lavender Ceiling” to promote “Trans and Nonbinary Leadership Development.”
I’m sure Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, along with their families, friends, and supporters, will feel more at ease knowing that the agents assigned to protect them are enhancing their “Personal Queer Power for Change.”
