A physical altercation between two uniformed Secret Service agents assigned to guard former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C., residence earlier this week prompted a call to a supervisor, according to a new report.
Susan Crabtree, national correspondent for RealClearPolitics, shared the “scoop” on the social platform X, describing the incident as particularly troubling amid ongoing efforts to rebuild the Secret Service’s credibility following last summer’s near-assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Crabtree suggested that the fracas could be the result of past ‘DEI’ hiring practices that put an emphasis on skin color and gender rather than merit, skills, and qualifications:
Two female Secret Service Uniformed Division officers got into a physical fight outside former President Obama’s D.C. residence while guarding it. The fracas occurred at roughly 2:30 a.m. early Wednesday morning, according to two sources in the Secret Service community.
The lack of professionalism was on display during the fight and in a call one of the women made on a recorded Secret Service line to request a supervisor to come to the scene “immediately before I whoop this girl’s ass.” The woman officer who made the call was upset that her shift replacement was late and assailed her verbally and physically when she finally did arrive to relieve her. Audio of the early a.m. call is now circulating among agents and officers and is attached to this X post.
It’s unclear whether either woman was injured or whether they will be disciplined over the altercation. The fight did not wake anyone in the Obama residence or the surrounding neighborhood, the sources said.
The incident is raising new concerns among fellow Secret Service agents and officers about the agency’s lowering of hiring standards during years of a major DEI push to add more minorities and women to the ranks under previous Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Cheatle resigned under a cloud after the J13 assassination attempt against Donald Trump. The Secret Service for years has experienced low morale and a severe manpower shortage, which is also contributing to lower hiring standards as the agency works to increase its agents and officers.
?#BREAKING SCOOP: IS DEI STILL PLAGUING THE SECRET SERVICE?
FRACAS OUTSIDE OBAMA RESIDENCE RAISES NEW QUESTIONS: Get a supervisor “immediately before I whoop this girl’s ass.”Two female Secret Service Uniformed Division officers got into a physical fight outside former… pic.twitter.com/RmEDx6BWXD
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 22, 2025
“Numerous sources in the Secret Service community have questioned whether Sean Curran, who Trump tapped to lead the agency, is doing anything to roll back the agency’s DEI initiatives. For instance, they wonder if he has rescinded Cheatle’s previous commitment to a national 30×30 pledge that has a goal of hiring 30% women in law enforcement by 2030,” she added.
“Many sources are quick to say that they know several women agents and officers who are exceptional at their jobs, but stress there are others who lack the skills, physical strength, and professionalism that serving in the Secret Service requires yet remain on the job and are sometimes promoted over more qualified men,” she wrote in a separate X post.
“The sources acknowledge that there also are unprofessional men who fail to meet prior Secret Service training and professionalism standards. But these sources say Cheatle’s push to hire more women at the agency in recent years has led to quite a few women lacking the necessary protective skills the jobs require,” she said.
Numerous sources in the Secret Service community have questioned whether Sean Curran, who Trump tapped to lead the agency, is doing anything to roll back the agency’s DEI initiatives. For instance, they wonder if he has rescinded Cheatle’s previous commitment to a national 30×30… pic.twitter.com/LwUbZSceZ7
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 22, 2025
