Biden's security convoy was rammed by a car, and the story of the US Secret Service is here.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were reportedly leaving their campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday (Dec. 17) night when a car suddenly crashed into their security convoy. The car also tried to break into a blocked intersectionAs a result, they were surrounded by gun-wielding Secret Service personnel and asked to raise their hands in surrender。Fortunately, the Bidens were not injured.
In many public scenes, whether the United States** came out of the Oval Office or on the boarding stairs of Air Force One, there would be a group of men and women lined up to watch him. They are the Secret Service personnel mentioned in the above reportIts main mission is to protect the United States and its families, vice-presidents and formers, candidates and ministers, and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States。The political culture of the United States sums up the work of Secret Service personnel as "blocking bullets for the **".
The U.S. Secret Service was established in 1865 and is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies. Originally, it was the intelligence arm of the Ministry of Finance, tasked with combating the counterfeit banknotes that were rampant after the Civil War. In 1901, after the assassination of former ** McKinley, the Secret Service became responsible for protecting**。In March 2003, the agency was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.
The job of the Secret Service personnel is to create a safe environment for ** and other protected persons. They invite federal, state, and local agencies to assist them on a daily basis, according to their schedule. If they visit a state, they collaborate with that state's security department.
Secret Service personnel assigned to be personal bodyguards are to follow them at all times, even when they are doing medical check-ups or going to the bathroom。If he likes to run, such as former Clinton, he will have a runner with him.
The relationship between the United States and the Secret Service personnel is complicated, some praise them and give them gifts, and others treat them badly. For example, Clinton, a former American American, often leaves the White House at unexpected times to meet with friends or acquaintances without prior arrangement;As for Trump, he doesn't care about them and treats them like his own servants.
Secret Service personnel look pretty cool, but protecting the United States** is not an easy taskEspecially during the election campaign, they must attend events attended by thousands of Americans, including those held at restaurants, universities, hotels, churches, or sports venues, but also frequent domestic and foreign business trips.
In the history of the United States, there have been many political assassinations, and many ** have been assassinated. In 1865, Lincoln, the 16th who ended the Civil War and slavery, was assassinated, the most tragic assassination in American history, and he was also the first to be assassinated. In 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in a convoy in Dallas, Texas, and he was the last ** to be assassinated to date.
The assassination of the United States has not occurred since 1981, when a "deranged" gunman attempted to assassinate the former Reagan, and some attribute it to the efficiency and professionalism of the Secret Service that protected the United States.
Although the US Secret Service has long been highly regarded,But scandals involving security breaches and employee misconduct have damaged its reputation。For example, the shocking JFK assassination, both in detail and in terms of results, is a sensational scandal. The protection officer was drinking heavily at the time, which led to a breach in Kennedy's security measures, which ended in his assassination while protecting dozens of members of the Secret Service.
After this incident, the institution underwent a sea change, undergoing tremendous reforms and transformations, and its members received what is considered to be the most brutal and powerful training in the world, making it an elite unit that thousands of Americans dream of joining. However, the assassination of Reagan in 1981 once again called into question the agency's competence. At that time, a gunman approached Reagan and shot him in the lung.
The scandal in Cartagena, Colombia, has completely discredited the pride and glorious history of the institution。Details of the scandal were made public in 2012, when 11 members of the protection team used American taxpayers' money to drink alcohol and solicit prostitutes in hotels on a trip to a coastal city to prepare for Obama's visit.
Although there have been no major political assassinations in the United States since the failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, many fear that American society will once again be caught in a cycle of assassinations in a society where guns are rampant and political divisions are growing.