Four upper management officials at the Secret Service were asked to resign and did so Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. A fifth agent also decided to resign voluntarily.
Secret Service Acting Director Joseph Clancy obtained resignations from the agency’s four top assistant directors in order to enact “change” at the Service.
“Change is necessary to gain a fresh perspective on how we conduct business,” Clancy said in a statement to The Post. “I am certain any of our senior executives will be productive and valued assets either in other positions at the Secret Service or the department.”
Secret Service director and former professional Disney World costume character Julia Pierson resigned in October after a man managed to jump the White House fence, get in through an unlocked front door, and run into the White House residence. Pierson previously told colleagues that the Secret Service needed to be “more like Disney World.” (RELATED: Pierson Was A Disney Character).
Former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino told The Daily Caller that the White House’s decision to blame the Secret Service for President Obama’s no-show at a Paris anti-terrorism rally made Obama seem like a “petulant child.” (RELATED: ‘A PETULANT CHILD’: Former Secret Service Agent Blasts Obama For Blaming Service For Skipping Paris March)