Secret Service Faces Lawsuit Over DEI Criteria

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-01 13:36:24 | Updated at 2024-10-02 04:38:00 15 hours ago

Secret Service Faces Lawsuit Over DEI Criteria
American Greatness ^ | 30 Sep, 2024 | Eric Lendrum

Posted on 10/01/2024 6:09:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber

In the wake of the failed assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, the United States Secret Service (USSS) is now facing a lawsuit over its implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules.

As Fox News reports, the lawsuit filed by the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) challenges the agency’s use of “arbitrary” diversity requirements which, the group claims, are harmful to women.

“In our country, it is illegal for the government to discriminate on the basis of sex. That is the Constitution’s 14th Amendment,” said May Mailman, a spokeswoman for the IWF. “But also Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex. And yet you have the Secret Service, of all agencies, saying that they want to have a 30% female quota.”

Currently, women make up 24% of the workforce in the USSS, still falling short of the “30×30” pledge that multiple law enforcement agencies have taken, vowing to get their workforce up to no less than 30%.

“And we know that Kim Cheatle took this very seriously,” Mailman added. “We know that she made hiring decisions based on this.”

Kimberly Cheatle, the former Director of the Secret Service, received universal condemnation for her poor leadership and multiple security lapses which led to the first attempt against President Trump on July 13th, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. After several congressional hearings and widespread calls for her resignation, she stepped down on July 23rd, 10 days after the attempt. Deputy Director Ronald Rowe has since taken on the role of Acting Director.

Mailman gave her reasons for being against the 30% policy, saying that “it’s illegal, and you shouldn’t discriminate on the basis of sex,” and also that “it’s particularly dangerous in the Secret Service,” and “particularly harmful to women.”

“As we all remember, when the pictures of that day came out, it was immediately like these women are all cops, and they can’t find their holster,” Mailman continued. “All of the blame seems to be on women, including Kim Cheatle, all the way down. That’s what happens when you have quota systems.”

In the video footage of the assassination attempt, criticism was particularly aimed at the conduct of the few female agents who were part of President Trump’s detail that day. Several women were noticeably overweight, with one seen cowering behind other agents and President Trump immediately after the shots rang out, while another one visibly struggled to re-holster her weapon as President Trump was being escorted into a vehicle to be taken to the hospital.

TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: wokeism

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1 posted on 10/01/2024 6:09:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber

To: MtnClimber

How about if Ms Kamunism gets all the DEI hire SS agents?

2 posted on 10/01/2024 6:09:21 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page. More photos added.)

To: MtnClimber

Yup. If Trump manages to return, ALL the DEI agents should be assigned to obama, bidet, and harris. They all championed this behavior, they should be more than satisfied with utilizing the best and brightest they supported.

3 posted on 10/01/2024 6:12:05 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)

To: MtnClimber

I still can’t believe that image of the cowering female Secret Service agent.

What a disgusting thing to see.

4 posted on 10/01/2024 6:14:28 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)

To: ConservativeMind

I still can’t believe that image of the cowering female Secret Service agent.

The one who couldn't holster her gun?

5 posted on 10/01/2024 6:16:51 AM PDT by 1Old Pro

To: MtnClimber

6 posted on 10/01/2024 6:18:12 AM PDT by Vaquero (In Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )

To: Sgt_Schultze

"If [Better - When] Trump manages to return, ALL the DEI agents should be assigned to obama, bidet, and harris."

Especially the one who can't put her gun back in the holster.

7 posted on 10/01/2024 6:22:26 AM PDT by Carl Vehse

To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; Vaduz; null and void; ...

Biden appointee, Kimberly Cheatle, ousted Director of the Secret Service, received universal condemnation for her poor leadership and multiple security lapses in the shooting of President Trump on July 13th, in Butler, Pa.

After several congressional hearings and widespread calls for her resignation, she stepped down on July 23rd, 10 days after the shooting. Her Deputy Director Ronald Rowe is now Acting Director.

8 posted on 10/01/2024 6:32:11 AM PDT by Liz (Faith is believing what you cannot see; its reward is to see what you believe. St Augustine)

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