Staff Reports
Criticizing a group willing to put their lives on the line for Donald Trump can feel like shooting fish in a barrel. Still, the mishaps of the Secret Service on the day of his ear detour in Butler, Pennsylvania, deserve a proper roasting. On July 13, while the nation’s most elite security personnel stood by, Trump found himself with a stylish new ear accessory, courtesy of a security lapse that can only be described as a bitter punchline in the ongoing political comedy that is America.
Of course, no one is suggesting that Joe Biden was sitting on the sidelines seriously plotting Trump’s misfortune. Still, the glaring incompetence displayed by the Secret Service that day rings an eerie bell. It’s a cold fact that the current administration’s policies have turned once venerable institutions into a parade of incompetence. The security failures might just be another consequence of the diluted standards that have crept in since the liberal playbook turned page on “protect and serve” to “diversify and appease.”
Trump is right the Biden administration was hired with DEI in mind. Biden hired more gays and Trans in US history. The problem was that they were not qualified to excel at their jobs. They all were failures at their jobs. Look at our country today. https://t.co/TJGsCY7Cng
— Robert Bartelt (@RobertBartelt4) July 21, 2024
In the eye of the storm is Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. One might expect this woman, charged with presidential protection, to stand tall and accountable after such a monumental failure. Instead, she appears unflappable, continuing her role without hinting at resignation. Cheatle maintains that responsibility rests solely with the agency, yet they left Trump vulnerable on that fateful day in Pennsylvania, standing there unscathed while critique rolled in.
Everybody with a bit of common sense recognized that the Secret Service could have raised the bar significantly higher when it came to protective detail. The speculation about their hiring practices, which seemingly prioritize diversity over competence, is as rampant as it is troubling. When the physical stature of agents resembles that of a children’s choir, it’s hard to imagine them shielding someone like Trump effectively. One can only chuckle at the image of a petite agent attempting to create a human shield behind a towering figure with a target on his head.
The video of that debacle paints a vivid picture. In a scene that teeters on the edge of absurdity, a short-statured protector stands in front of an exposed Trump, a sight that is simultaneously amusing and alarming. The need for physical standards in a position as critical as presidential protection should be self-evident to anyone with a rational mind. Yet, Cheatle and the liberal bureaucrats seem too wrapped up in their DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) agenda to see the glaring absurdity unfolding before their eyes.
Cheatle’s indifference reflects a deeper issue in the Biden administration’s approach to national security—one that seems more concerned with political correctness than actual safety. It’s worth noting that the focus on diversity has supplanted tangible qualifications in their quest for equity. As Cheatle’s first duty stood poised on the precipice of history, all Donald Trump could hope for was a bit more attention to the art of protection rather than the droning emphasis on inclusivity. The contrast couldn’t be more stark: a diversity-driven agency that forgot its actual mission to ensure the safety of its leader.
