Article 6PABR Secret Service decries rightwing blame on female agents over Trump shooting

Secret Service decries rightwing blame on female agents over Trump shooting

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
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Secret Service official says it is an insult' to imply women unqualified to be agents based on gender

The US Secret Service decried as an insult" rightwing attacks on the performance of female agents during the failed assassination attempt against Donald Trump, and claims the presence of such agents and a woman as agency director are the result of diversity policies.

It is an insult to the women of our agency to imply that they are unqualified based on gender," Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service communications chief, told NBC News.

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