*Barack Obama recently had a close encounter with a random armed security guard in an alley in Hollywood, California, raising concerns about Secret Service security.
According to TMZ, the incident occurred when the former president was in the back seat of his SUV outside the restaurant Mother Wolf. An armed security guard, working at a bar mitzvah nearby, approached the vehicle after being informed that federal agents were outside. Initially unaware that Obama was in the vehicle, the guard panicked upon realizing who he encountered. After handing over his credentials to the Secret Service, it was confirmed that there had been a lapse in security, as no agents were stationed at the rear of the SUV or monitoring the stairwell that the guard used.
TMZ reports that eyewitness claimed “the armed security guard approached the window and observed Obama inside using a laptop … and because the guard was armed, he quickly moved away from the SUV,” the outlet writes. –
A rep for the Secret Service tells TMZ, “The Secret Service cannot provide the details on our means and methods of protection, but we can confirm that at no time were any Secret Service protectees in the vehicle while the individual was walking down the alleyway. These claims are inaccurate. The photo in question was upon departure and not during the alleged incident.”
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