A Secret Service agent has just been removed from his position after he fell asleep on the job last week at the United Nations General Assembly. By falling asleep, he endangered the lives of President Trump, Melania, and the other officials present in more ways than one. You see, not only did he take a nap while he was supposed to be protecting the most important man in the world — which is already an egregious security issue — but, he in doing so, he left his fully automatic rifle unattended. Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics published photos of the agent asleep on duty and shared a statement from the Secret Service on the incident: #BREAKING and EXCLUSIVE: What is the Secret Service doing about DEI in the new Trump meritocracy era? A @SecretService Uniformed Division officer allegedly fell asleep on the job — in full public view — while providing security at the United Nations General Assembly last… pic.twitter.com/oGhW6XOGMQ — Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) October 1, 2025 #BREAKING and EXCLUSIVE: What is the Secret Service doing about DEI in the new Trump meritocracy era? A @SecretService Uniformed Division officer allegedly fell asleep on the job — in full public view — while providing security at the United Nations General Assembly last Thursday, multiple law enforcement sources told @RCPolitics. The same officer, an overweight African American man, also has been accused of leaving his semi-automatic rifle (what appears to be a SR16) unattended while taking a bathroom break from his security duties, according to these sources. New York Police Department officers witnessed and took photos of what they considered the officer’s unprofessional behavior — what they described as sleeping on the job and leaving the rifle unattended — and reported it to their superiors at the multi-agency command center, which included representatives from the Secret Service, the NYPD, and other law enforcement agencies. A Secret Service spokesperson told @RCPolitics that the USSS Uniformed Division officer was relieved of his operational duties “immediately after leadership was notified” of the alleged unprofessional behavior, and the officer returned to Washington, D.C. The Secret Service has placed the officer on administrative leave pending a disciplinary review and emphasized its “strict professional standards” and stated that those who violate these standards will face immediate “disciplinary action.” @RCPolitics was unsuccessful in its efforts to reach out to the individual accused of unprofessional conduct while providing security at UNGA. The New York Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. RealClearPolitics was alerted to the Secret Service officer’s alleged unprofessional behavior just hours after @SecofWar Pete Hegseth lectured U.S. military leaders about the need to raise standards and eliminate “woke” DEI priorities in hiring and promotions. There will be no “fat troops” or “fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon,” Hegseth said. Troops will be clean-shaven, and the military will offer few if any exemptions, either for religious or medical needs. There will be only male physical standards for combat jobs, and if that means there are no women in those roles, “it is what it is,” Hegseth said. Hegseth’s stricter standards for the military is ratcheting up the pressure on other federal agencies to raise their own standards, including the Secret Service. Even before the Butler assassination attempt against President Trump, the Secret Service was facing Congressional scrutiny over its DEI hiring and vetting policies during the Biden administration. Since Butler, one Secret Service agent, Rashid Ellis, has come forward publicly to blame last year’s agency failures during Butler on the Secret Service’s DEI priorities; many other agents and officers have made the same allegations to me anonymously. It’s unclear what actions Secret Service Director Sean Curran has taken to address the DEI concerns beyond placing a number of Secret Service officials who worked on USSS DEI programs during the Biden years on administrative leave earlier this year in compliance with Trump’s anti-DEI directive. The Secret Service has not responded to repeated questions from @RCPolitics on this topic. Full @SecretService statement to @RCPolitics: “The U.S. Secret Service is aware of a Sept. 25 incident where a Uniformed Division officer working security near the United Nations General Assembly in New York City reportedly engaged in unprofessional behavior, including leaving a firearm unattended for a brief time in a secure zone before returning to the weapon. The officer was relieved of their operational duties immediately after leadership was notified that afternoon, returned to Washington, D.C. and subsequently placed on administrative leave pending a disciplinary review. The Secret Service has strict professional standards that all employees are expected to meet, and individuals who are found to have violated these standards will face disciplinary action.” MORE PHOTOS BELOW More photos of the @SecretService Uniformed Division officer accused of unprofessional behavior while providing security last week at the United Nationals General Assembly meeting in NYC. This one shows him sitting down while perusing his cell phone. The other shows the public… pic.twitter.com/nNZNKViCfR — Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) October 1, 2025 Thank God nothing happened while this DEI doofus was catching up on his beauty sleep. This is completely unacceptable. Perhaps we need a full review and purge of the Secret Service. Recently, another Secret Service agent went viral for her lack of professionalism while standing guard in New York: This female secret service agent does not have her hands on her weapon, meandering around, hair NOT in a bun, wearing jewelers, hand in pockets, just A HOT MESS. Her partner and NYPD on scene on the other hand are the epitome of professionalism bringing honor to their craft. pic.twitter.com/EUd24vmYbE — TheSalGreco (@TheSalGreco) September 28, 2025 These are the people we trust to protect the life of the President of the United States, for Christ’s sake! We definitely need to hold the Secret Service to higher standards, just like Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is already doing with our military members. Your thoughts?