Many sources are quick to say that they know several women agents and officers who are exceptional at their jobs, but stress there are others who lack the skills, physical strength, and professionalism that serving in the Secret Service requires yet remain on the job and are sometimes promoted over more qualified men. The sources acknowledge that there also are unprofessional men who fail to meet prior Secret Service training and professionalism standards. But these sources say Cheatle’s push to hire more women at the agency in recent years has led to quite a few women lacking the necessary protective skills the jobs require.
After the assassination attempt, memes showing an overweight agent struggling to holster her gun while trying to evacuate
