Washington – Report: Obama Rode Elevator With Armed Man

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    File photo of President Barack Obama as he rides the elevator to the Private Residence of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Washington – President Barack Obama rode an elevator this month with an armed security contractor who had three criminal convictions, a violation of Secret Service security protocols, according to published reports.

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    The latest embarrassment for the Secret Service comes after agency Director Julia Pierson on Tuesday took full responsibility for a Sept. 19 breach of security when a man carrying a knife got into the White House. The Washington Examiner and The Washington Post reported that the elevator incident took place during Obama’s Sept. 16 visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

    The Post said agents questioned the contractor and discovered his criminal history after he refused to stop video recording the president with a phone camera.

    Agents didn’t know he was armed until a supervisor fired the contractor on the spot and the man turned over his gun, the newspapers said.

    A Secret Service spokesman confirmed the incident but declined to comment further, citing an ongoing investigation of the event.


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    avigreen
    avigreen
    9 years ago

    What a miss of opportunity… He could of easily make so many Americans happy… 😉

    9 years ago

    And someone who would kill a Jew might make some people happy too. Are you really as vile, ignorant, and immature as you seem to be? And why does VIN allow such sick comments to appear?

    chayamom
    chayamom
    9 years ago

    It’s amazing how many near misses there have been with this president! He has a special malach watching over him!

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    I hope the editor will cooperate with the Secret Service investigation.