{"id":450108,"date":"2022-05-20T16:48:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/secret-service-agents-sent-home-from-south-korea-after-drunken-incident\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T16:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:48:32","slug":"secret-service-agents-sent-home-from-south-korea-after-drunken-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/secret-service-agents-sent-home-from-south-korea-after-drunken-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"#Secret Service agents sent home from South Korea after drunken incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9cdbece27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9cdbece27\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/secret-service-agents-sent-home-from-south-korea-after-drunken-incident\/#%E2%80%9CSecret_Service_agents_sent_home_from_South_Korea_after_drunken_incident%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Secret Service agents sent home from South Korea after drunken incident&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSecret_Service_agents_sent_home_from_South_Korea_after_drunken_incident%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Secret Service agents sent home from South Korea after drunken incident&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Two Secret Service employees were shipped back to the US from South Korea this week following an alcohol-fueled confrontation with a local cab driver ahead of President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the country, according to multiple reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/secret-service-employees-home-south-korea-ahead-bidens\/story?id=84850456\">ABC News<\/a> reported Friday that an agent and an armed physical security specialist assigned to go to Seoul to help prepare for Biden\u2019s visit went out to dinner on a recent evening and hit up multiple bars.<\/p>\n<p>Later that night, the pair reportedly became intoxicated and the agent got into a heated argument with the cabbie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police were eventually called to the scene, though only one of the two workers was reportedly investigated in relation to the incident. Neither of the Secret Service employees were detained, arrested or criminally charged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place outside the hotel where Biden will be staying in Seoul, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1527608622427013121?s=20&amp;t=4b0KooODAUf6kO4uO0iewA\">NBC News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol deliver remarks on May 20.\" class=\"wp-image-22346612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>President Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol deliver remarks on May 20.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Post that the agency is \u201caware of an off-duty incident involving two employees which may constitute potential policy violations.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that the two staffers will be \u201cim<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely returned back to their post of duty and placed on administrative leave.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no impact to the upcoming trip,\u201d Guglielmi said. \u201cWe have very strict protocols and policies for all employees and we hold ourselves to the highest professional standards. Given this is an active administrative personnel matter, we are not in a position to comment further.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/south-korea-anti-america-biden-protesters.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protesters hold placards at an anti-U.S. rally in Seoul on Friday.\" class=\"wp-image-22346617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/south-korea-anti-america-biden-protesters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/south-korea-anti-america-biden-protesters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/south-korea-anti-america-biden-protesters.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Protesters hold placards at an anti-U.S. rally in Seoul on Friday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The decision to send the employees home was reportedly made while Biden was en route to South Korea Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident would not be the first time Secret Service employees have behaved badly while abroad. Most notoriously, several agents were sent home from a 2012 presidential trip to Colombia for a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of offenses, including hiring prostitutes. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Biden arrives at Osan AIr Base in South Korea on Friday.\" class=\"wp-image-22346620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden arrives at Osan AIr Base in South Korea on Friday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The president arrived in South Korea on Friday afternoon local time, kicking off a five-day trip to the Far East. As his first order of business, Biden toured a Samsung computer chip factory with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur two nations work together to make the best, most advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> in the world. This factory is proof of that,\u201d the president said. \u201cThat gives both the Republic of Korea and the United States a competitive edge in the global economy if we can keep our supply chains resilient, reliable and secure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis vibrant democracy has become a powerhouse of global innovation by investing in educating its people, in companies like Samsung that are driven by responsible development of technology and innovation,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019ll be critical to shaping the future in the direction of our two countries, the direction we both want to go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Biden is flanked by Secret Service agents while greeting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.\" class=\"wp-image-22346631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joe-biden-secret-service-sourth-korea.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Biden is flanked by Secret Service agents while greeting South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Samsung last November announced plans to open a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Tyler, Texas. A semiconductor shortage last year hurt the availability of autos, kitchen <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>liances and other goods, causing higher inflation worldwide. The president noted that the Texas plant would add 3,000 high-tech jobs and the construction would include union labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese little chips,\u201d Biden said, \u201care the key to propelling us into the next era of humanity\u2019s technological development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden will travel to Tokyo on Sunday, where he will meet with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio before participating in a Monday summit with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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