- Agent physically fought with fellow agents at Joint Base Andrews
- The Secret Service confirmed that the VP agent began “displaying behavior that his colleagues found distressing.”
- The vice president was not in danger during the altercation
An armed Secret Service officer assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris was removed from his post after getting into a physical fight with other agents Monday, according to reports.
The agent, whose identity has not been released, began fighting his fellow officers Monday morning after showing up at Joint Base Andrew before the vice president arrived for a planned trip to Wisconsin, according to the Washington Examiner.
Sources said the special agent in charge and a team leader attempted to calm the agent after the official began exhibiting aggressive behavior, but the agent in question attacked the agent principal in charge of security details and started hitting him.
An armed Secret Service officer assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris was removed from his post after getting into a physical fight with other agents Monday, according to reports. The altercation happened before she boarded Air Force Two (file photo)
Even though the officer was armed, the weapon remained in the holster until the officer was disarmed by his colleagues.
The Secret Service confirmed that an agent of the vice president began “displaying behavior that his colleagues found distressing” and was removed from his position on Monday.
Harris was at her home at the Naval Observatory when the incident occurred, according to the Secret Service, and it had no impact on her travel plans.
“The United States Secret Service takes the safety and health of our employees very seriously. As this is a medical matter, we will not release any further details,” Anthony Guglielmi, Secret Service communications chief, said in a statement.
The official residence of the Vice President of the United States on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.
A US Secret Service officer on patrol
The Presidential and Vice Presidential Protective Divisions are considered the Secret Service agency’s most important jobs, as only the most qualified agents are typically appointed to the position.
The Washington Examiner revealed on social media, sources within the Secret Service questioned whether the agent in question was still on duty due to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.
Other officers were aware of previous incidents of strange behavior by the officer in question before the incident at the airport.
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