CNN —The US Secret Service pushed back Thursday against recent criticism from right-wing media personalities and lawmakers blaming female agents for security failures during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
In a statement Thursday to CNN, the Secret Service blasted misogynist claims that the female agents were incapable of protecting Trump.
Such baseless assertions undermine the professionalism, dedication and expertise of our workforce,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
She is the second female Secret Service director in the agency’s history.
Associations that represent women in law enforcement have also reacted to the unfounded attacks on female agents with disappointment and alarm.
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