JIM TREACHER GOES OUT ON A LIMB: Maybe the Secret Service Isn’t a Vehicle for Female Empowerment.
This push for diversity is fine when the manager at your local Starbucks is hiring. I’m not so sure it’s such a great idea for, say, the United States Secret Service.
Here’s a slick promotional video the agency released last year:
Yaaaaaaaas kween! Girlbosses are getting it done! Struttin’ down a hallway in slo-mo. Liftin’ weights in slo-mo. Everything’s cooler in slo-mo.
“Being a part of history is probably the best part of this job.” Well, you’re definitely part of history now. How does it feel?
So that promo was great for public relations. The press loved it. Big win for the agency.
Fast-forward to July 13. Butler, Pennsylvania. What does this push for diversity look like in practice?
It looks like this:
I guess she’s protecting him from… ants? The Lollipop Guild? I don’t know.
The Secret Service inspired a bit more confidence when they were still beefy guys in khakis, blazers, argyle socks and Sperry Top-Siders:
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