Former President Barack Obama’s Secret Service security is accused of making a serious mistake at a star-studded bar mitzvah in Los Angeles.
Obama was being watched by his security guards in a black SUV en route to LA when an armed man said he approached the vehicle.
He told TMZ that he was monitoring the situation in his capacity as a security guard for the bar mitzvah. As he approached, he said he came across the government vehicle, took a photo of it and saw the former president sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle.
He said he quickly walked away, knowing he had a weapon, which could have been seen as a threat by Obama’s protective team. The agency is on alert for threats after two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump.
He said he greeted the officers protecting Obama and then returned to the bar mitzvah. He later said his boss asked him to produce his credentials and his concealed-weapon permit for review, the outlet reported. reported.
The president’s daughters, Malia and Sasha, went to dinner with their father at Mother Wolf, one of the country’s best high-end pizza restaurants.
The unnamed guard said of his interactions with the detachment’s officers: “I think they were clearly embarrassed by the situation.”
The former president’s office declined to comment.
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Former President Barack Obama’s security service is accused of serious misconduct