On 16 September Tuesday when Mr Obama visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.An hours after the boss of the Secret Service was grilled by Congress about a security breach at the White House.
A Secret Service official confirmed the incident but refused to comment.
It simply contravened a protocol that only members of the Secret Service are allowed to carry weapons in the presence of the president.
Tuesday's revelations led to calls from one senior US congressman for complete" agency review.
It simply contravened a protocol that only members of the Secret Service are allowed to carry weapons in the presence of the president.
Tuesday's revelations led to calls from one senior US congressman for complete" agency review.
The gun was found when the man was questioned by agents after taking a video of the president in the lift.
After the incident, reports said. He was immediately sacked by his supervisors, who arrived on the scene immediately.
It was surprising when supervisor asked the man to hand over his gun, Secret Service team who had not known he was armed.
Man had three convictions for assault and battery.
Man had three convictions for assault and battery.
"This person was with gun within arm's length of the president" said Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who was told of the incident by a whistleblower.
director of the US Secret Service, Julia Pierson, took responsibility before a hostile House oversight committee hearing for an "unacceptable" security breach at the presidential residence.so it was another embarasment.
director of the US Secret Service, Julia Pierson, took responsibility before a hostile House oversight committee hearing for an "unacceptable" security breach at the presidential residence.so it was another embarasment.
Omar Gonzalez, 42, scaled a fence at the White House, ran across the lawn, entered an unlocked door, entered the East Room and was eventually tackled inside.
That incident occur after a previous security scare in 2011, when a lone gunman fired shots at the White House.
Due to drinking this three Secret Service agents were sent home from a presidential trip to Amsterdam after they were caught drinking.
On Wednesday Republican congressman Michael McCaul, chairman of the House of Representatives committee with oversight of the agency, called for a comprehensive review.
"This latest episode adds to the growing list of failures from an agency plagued by operational challenges, cultural problems and reporting difficulties," he said.
That incident occur after a previous security scare in 2011, when a lone gunman fired shots at the White House.
Due to drinking this three Secret Service agents were sent home from a presidential trip to Amsterdam after they were caught drinking.
On Wednesday Republican congressman Michael McCaul, chairman of the House of Representatives committee with oversight of the agency, called for a comprehensive review.
"This latest episode adds to the growing list of failures from an agency plagued by operational challenges, cultural problems and reporting difficulties," he said.
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