All Hell Breaks Loose At Obama’s House – Secret Service Call For Backup
A troubling physical altercation between two female Secret Service agents assigned to former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C., residence is drawing sharp scrutiny from inside and outside the agency, according to a detailed report by Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics.
Crabtree revealed the incident in a series of posts on X, describing it as a symptom of deeper dysfunction within the Secret Service—a department still struggling to recover its credibility after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump last summer.
"Two female Secret Service Uniformed Division officers got into a physical fight outside former President Obama’s D.C. residence while guarding it. The fracas occurred at roughly 2:30 a.m. early Wednesday morning, according to two sources in the Secret Service community," Crabtree reported.
She added, “The lack of professionalism was on display during the fight and in a call one of the women made on a recorded Secret Service line to request a supervisor to come to the scene ‘immediately before I whoop this girl’s ass.’”
According to the report, the conflict erupted when one officer, frustrated over her replacement’s tardiness, verbally and physically confronted the incoming agent. Audio of the confrontation, captured over an official communication channel, is now circulating internally within the agency.
Though there were no reported injuries and the disturbance did not wake any residents in the neighborhood, including the Obamas, the ramifications are serious. The event is reigniting concern among seasoned agents about the declining standards within the Secret Service, a trend many link to the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda aggressively pursued under former Director Kimberly Cheatle.
Cheatle, who resigned in disgrace following the July 13 assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, is credited with pushing wide-reaching DEI hiring practices that some argue have undermined the agency’s effectiveness. The fallout from her tenure is still being felt.
“The Secret Service for years has experienced low morale and a severe manpower shortage, which is also contributing to lower hiring standards as the agency works to increase its agents and officers,” Crabtree wrote.
In a follow-up, Crabtree pointed to growing concerns among agents about whether the new director, Sean Curran—appointed by President Trump—is actively rolling back the DEI measures initiated under Cheatle. One point of contention is the agency’s current status regarding the controversial 30×30 pledge, which seeks to make 30% of law enforcement personnel women by 2030.
Insiders stress that many women within the Secret Service are highly competent and committed professionals. However, they also warn that others lack the qualifications, discipline, and physical capabilities the job demands—and are sometimes promoted ahead of more qualified male counterparts. These same sources acknowledge that some male agents also fail to meet traditional performance benchmarks, yet they insist the agency’s DEI emphasis has disproportionately compromised its operational integrity.
In the aftermath of the Trump assassination attempt, viral images depicted a visibly overweight female agent fumbling with her weapon during the evacuation. She was reportedly the lead agent overseeing Trump’s safety in Butler—a damning detail for an agency tasked with protecting the Commander-in-Chief. Meanwhile, another female agent failed to ensure rooftop security at the AGR building, the very location the shooter used to fire on the crowd.
As RealClearPolitics has previously reported, the agency also recently dealt with another disturbing episode involving a female Secret Service agent at Joint Base Andrews who, amid a mental health crisis, assaulted her supervisor while armed. She had to be physically restrained and removed from the scene.
Taken together, these incidents reflect a growing internal crisis for the Secret Service—a crisis fueled by lowered standards, misplaced priorities, and an unwillingness to prioritize competence over political correctness. As the nation looks to President Trump to restore order and credibility across federal institutions, questions continue to mount about how deep the rot goes—and whether it can be reversed in time.