“The Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken alarm system at former president George H.W. Bush’s home, raising concerns within the agency about the safety of the Houston residence and the Bush family,” the Washington Post reports.
White House Never Asked About Paris Trip
The White House admitted that “it should have sent a higher-profile official to a Paris rally where 1.5 million people marched in a show of unity against terrorism,” the Washington Post reports.
“The White House cited security concerns and the fact that the rally came together quickly, in about 36 hours.”
However, a Secret Service official “said the agency was not asked or notified about a potential trip to Paris.”
Lawmaker Denies He Wants Moat Around White House
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) told NBC News he “pitched his idea of a new water barrier at the White House to the head of the Secret Service during a closed door meeting on Wednesday. But he never meant to advocate for an actual moat, even though he brought up the idea during a House Judiciary Committee hearing earlier that day.”
“Cohen says he later looked up the definition of moat and realized that it is defined as a water barrier that completely surrounds a protected structure. His idea… would be different. Cohen says he proposed a deep pool or trough that could be installed behind the Pennsylvania Avenue fence line and perhaps a fountain could be added to make it more attractive to the general public.”
[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]So he would rather have us believe he doesn’t know what a moat is?[/speech_bubble]
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