Secret Service downplays report of petition warning of ‘inadequate training’: ‘Our people are exceptional’

The Secret Service is downplaying a report about a petition that is circulating internally raising concerns about recent incidents involving its agents.

Members of the Secret Service arrest a climate activist on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 7, 2023. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

"Our agency is comprised of talented professionals from various walks of life who are dedicated to safeguarding the continuity of the presidency and the U.S. financial system. Our strength comes from our diversity, in the knowledge, skills, experience, and perspective each employee brings," Guglielmi said. 

"Our people are exceptional, and we are incredibly proud to call them members of the U.S. Secret Service," he added. 

In late April, Fox News Digital reported that a U.S. Secret Service agent with Vice President Kamala Harris’ detail was removed from their assignment after engaging in a physical fight with other agents while on duty. 

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Secret Service members await the arrival of President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Suwannee County Airport Landing Zone in Live Oak, Florida, in September 2023. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

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The agent, who had been acting "erratically," began punching the special agent in charge after getting on top of him, Real Clear Politics reported. 

Fox News’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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