Secret Service denies ‘security lapse’ around Obama, labels TMZ report ‘inaccurate’ – Times of India
Barack Obama (AP file photo) The US Secret Service has refuted claims of a "security lapse" in former President Barack Obama's protective detail during an event in Los Angeles last weekend, labelling the reports as "inaccurate," according to Newsweek.TMZ had initially reported that a security guard working at an event near a restaurant Obama was attending on Saturday evening claimed he was able to approach the SUV transporting the former president without interference from Secret Service agents. The guard, who remained anonymous, told TMZ that two agents were standing away from the vehicle in an alleyway, and he saw Obama inside the SUV using a laptop. He further mentioned that he was armed at the time and quickly backed away once he recognized the former president, describing the incident...