Washington: After the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a rally last week, questions are being raised on the US Secret Service. People are asking how the attacker reached so close to Trump despite the presence of the world’s fastest agency like the Secret Service. At the same time, some conservative people are blaming the inclusion of women agents in the Secret Service for this. This is when the women agents themselves stood firmly amidst the firing to protect Donald Trump. But the right wing in American politics believes that women are not right for this job.
Women were called weak
According to American conservatives, women are small and weak and in many cases they are also overweight, which cannot protect a person like Trump. They accused the Secret Service of adopting a liberal approach to recruitment, due to which the former president was almost killed. Last Saturday, a man fired a bullet at the rally, which passed through Trump’s right ear. If the bullet had deviated a little from its path, it could have taken his life
Female agents come forward to save Trump
When the gunman started firing in Pennsylvania on Saturday, many female agents were also seen running to save Trump among the agents wearing black suits and dark glasses. All of them took Trump off the stage and took him to a safe car. During this, the female agents stood in front of Trump like a shield without caring for their lives. But now these female agents are on target for the attack. Along with this, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who is the second female director in the history of the agency, has also been asked to appear for investigation.
Target on deployment of women
Right-wing activist Matt Walsh wrote in a post on X, ‘There should be no women in the Secret Service. They are expected to be the best and there is no woman who is the best in this job.’ Megan McCain wrote, ‘This is why the notion that men and women are the same is absolutely absurd. You have to be taller than the candidate to protect him. Why are these little women (who can’t even handle their own guns) assigned to protect Trump? This is shameful and dangerous.’
