Quote:SEOUL — One of President Biden’s security officers was arrested and accused of assaulting a South Korean citizen in Seoul a few hours before Biden arrived in the country, according to South Korean police.

The individual was detained early Thursday, an official with Seoul’s Yongsan district police said Friday. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the incident, declined to comment further.

South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, which first reported the case Friday, said the suspect was allegedly drunk and got into a fight with a South Korean over a taxi near the Grand Hyatt hotel in Seoul, where Biden’s team is staying. The individual works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is in their 30s, according to the newspaper.

Biden kicks off Asia trip lauding tech cooperation with South Korea
DHS oversees the Secret Service, whose agents in the past have been involved in unruly behavior while being detailed overseas. The White House referred questions to the Secret Service, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Biden arrived Friday for the first visit to Asia of his presidency, kicking off a five-day tour aimed at underscoring his administration’s diplomatic and economic commitment to the region in the face of a rising China.

(05-20-2022, 11:47 AM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Yeah not the look you need when you're trying to return to face in the eyes of the world.

Has Sgt. Sexoffender been shit canned?

(05-20-2022, 02:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Who is that, and what is their tie to this story?

(05-20-2022, 02:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Who is that, and what is their tie to this story?

(05-20-2022, 11:21 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Apparently, one of the DHS Presidential Security team got drunk in South Korea and got physical with a South Korean citizen over a cab ride.

Not a good look at all for the Biden Administration.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-security-official-arrested-accused-of-assaulting-south-korean/ar-AAXw8p1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4a98919743ca482abab373c0c28806f9

(05-20-2022, 08:50 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The DHS/Secret Service has been having these issues for a few years, now. This isn't something on the administration, especially not any one in particular. I can remember some news about these folks being unruly back to at least the Obama administration.

(05-24-2022, 11:31 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I can't really blame this on Biden.  I can't think of anything the administration can do before the fact.

(05-24-2022, 12:08 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, I believe that they fall under the Executive Branch of Government.  If they are so big and unmanageable by the Administration in power at any given time, then perhaps it's time to rethink how we monitor and oversee such governmental agencies?

(05-24-2022, 12:08 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Well, I believe that they fall under the Executive Branch of Government.  If they are so big and unmanageable by the Administration in power at any given time, then perhaps it's time to rethink how we monitor and oversee such governmental agencies?