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Secret Service fires back after female agent at Trump's military parade goes viral for unusual attire
The U.S. Secret Service is setting the record straight after one of their agents went viral on X over the weekend over her attire during Trump's military parade.
Users on X, formerly Twitter, made a mockery of a female secret service agent who was seen riding a Sherman Tank during the event.
She was wearing what was described by one woman as a 'casual look,' which included heeled boots and an Army helmet without the strap.
X user @JoelGuthrie32 comment on the agent's choice of footwear, stating 'her shoes definitely are designed for a high speed foot pursuit of potential bad guy.'
Another inquired if he was the 'only one who saw a female Secret Service Agent sitting with her butt in the turret hatch opening with her feet off the side of the Sherman Tank?'
Others piled on calling her attire 'obviously disrespectful to the event' and to the president.
'Seems like her objective was to draw attention to herself, and in that she succeeded.'
The agency issued the following statement defending their agent on Monday.
'Secret Service personnel, including special agents and technical support teams, were assigned to provide security functions to privately owned vehicles participating in the parade,' the statement on X notes.
'A special agent was assigned to a World War II-era tank and positioned on the exterior of the tank,' it added. 'The special agent was in a position to accomplish her objectives and was wearing the appropriate attire and equipment, including a ballistic vest and radio.'
— U.S. Secret Service Office of Communications (@SecretSvcSpox) June 16, 2025
Despite several drops of rain falling as Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived at Saturday's 250th anniversary for the U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.'s skies stayed clear enough for flyovers, parachute jumps and a grand fireworks display.
The president spoke for an uncharacteristically short eight minutes, but in doing so delivered a stern warning to America's enemies.
'There is no earthly force more powerful than the brave heart of the U.S. military or an Army Ranger paratrooper or Green Beret,' Trump told the Saturday crowd, sprawled far out onto the National Mall surrounding the Washington Monument.
There were fears ahead of Saturday's event, which coincided with Trump's 79th birthday, that the evening parade would have to be postponed or scrapped if there was lightning in the area.
While the president is used to packed crowds for his rallies, the attendance for Saturday's parade wasn't overwhelming.
Attendees had plenty of space on the National Mall to spread out.
The evening ended with a grand fireworks display over the National Mall, which was timed to a number of patriotic songs.
