Julia Pierson, head of the Secret Service is an Obama appointee

Wikipedia   "Julia A. Pierson (born 1959) is an American law enforcement official. She is the Director of the United States Secret Service. Pierson was appointed by President Barack Obama and became the 23rd director and the first woman to head the agency."

 

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Secret Service Director Promises Congress Security Fail ‘Will Never Happen Again’
... "But Pierson said lethal force can only be employed if an individual poses an imminent threat to himself or herself or others. Based on reports, she said, agents appeared to use proper restraint.
Lawmakers remained angry throughout the exchange with Pierson, with several insisting that her demeanor and responses failed to project sufficient outrage over the incident.

“ 'I believe that you have done a disservice to the president of the United States,” Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) told her at one point.

"At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that Pierson had not offered her resignation to the president in light of the incident.

NY Times on Ms. Pierson    ... "In a 2007 interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Ms. Pierson said the most dangerous moment she had had on the job was being on the presidential protective detail on Sept. 11, 2001. The most challenging aspect of being an agent, she said, is the strain that the demanding travel schedule can put on family life.

 

"Ms. Pierson was hired to help rehabilitate the image of the Secret Service following a series of controversies — including issues with agents drinking and cavorting with prostitutes — and the security breaches at the White House represent a momentous challenge for her. As she told The Times in an interview last week, “We are certainly going to leave no stone unturned.' ”

 

Morning Joe Asks: Was Female Secret Service Director Case of ‘Quota First, Competency Second’?

"Morning Joe and Laura Ingraham have found something to agree on. Close the borders! No, actually it’s the suspicion that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson was hired out not for her qualifications but out of a need to “rebrand” the Secret Service following a high-profile incident with prostitutes, aka a desire for political cover via gender diversity."