The Secret Service is investigating reports that a female agent left her post to breastfeed at a Trump campaign event in North Carolina.
The Secret Service confirmed the allegations and released a statement to Fox News Digital saying the investigation is ongoing.
“All United States Secret Service employees are held to the highest standards of their job. While the incident in North Carolina was not affected, the details of this incident remain under investigation. As this is a personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further,” a spokesperson for the agency said.
The incident reportedly happened during former President Trump’s campaign rally in Asheville on Wednesday.
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Former President Trump arrived Wednesday before speaking at a campaign rally in Asheville, North Carolina. (AP/Matt Kelly)
RealClearPolitics’ Susan Crabtree first reported the allegations, saying a female Secret Service agent had abandoned her post at a Trump event and breastfed “without giving permission or warning to event venue officials.”
“An agent in the field was making one last check of the walking route when he discovered an agent breastfeeding her child in a room that is supposed to be reserved for essential official Secret Service business, such as emergencies related to the President,” Crabtree wrote in X’s post.
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Crabtree added that agents on duty cannot take children on protective missions. The agent in question was an agent in the Atlanta bureau, she said.
This latest incident comes as the department faces increased scrutiny following the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump, raising further questions and concerns about the department’s culture and staffing.
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Former President Donald Trump was quickly escorted off the stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Current and former USSS employees have expressed concern that the service is plagued by staffing shortages despite a $3 billion budget increase. USSS leaders are coming under scrutiny not only over the July 13 fiasco in Butler, Pennsylvania, but also over their ability to maintain team morale and recruit and retain top talent.
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who was appointed by President Biden in 2022 following the assassination attempt on the former president and the ensuing outrage, ResignShe was replaced by Acting Chief Justice Ronald Lowe.
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According to reports, President Trump had been denied multiple requests for additional Secret Service security ahead of his rally on July 13. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a third-party candidate, was also denied Secret Service protection ahead of President Biden’s rally. ordered the ruling to be overturned This was a few days after the shooting at the rally.
Fox News Digital’s Christina Coulter and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
