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Ex-Secret Service agent for Michelle Obama says she was outraged that she could do nothing to protect her from racist comments because of the freedom of speech
Evy Poumpouras, who received a U.S. Secret Service Medal of Valor for her heroism on 9/11, made her comments in an interview with Insider
Her comments come as she spoke about revelations she made in her April 2020 book Becoming Bulletproof
The former agent wrote in her book that Michelle Obama, the first black First Lady, withstood disparagement that none of her predecessors ever faced
Poumpouras said she could only intervene if the Obamas were believed to be in physical danger
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Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras has revealed that one of the hardest parts of her job was not being able to intervene when racist slurs were hurled at former first lady Michelle Obama.
Apart from the Obamas, Ms Poumpouras also served on the security details of George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush during her 12 years in the Secret Service.
Ms Poumpouras wrote in her 2020 memoir
Becoming Bulletproof that she could “remember feeling outraged” when she saw a sign with a racist message aimed at the then-first lady.
“As the first Black First Lady of the United States, Mrs Obama had to withstand certain kinds of disparagement that none of her predecessors ever faced,” she wrote. “I was on her protective detail when we were driving to a school to deliver a speech, we passed someone on a bridge holding up a shockingly racist sign directed at her.”
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A former Secret Service agent says she couldn t defend Michelle Obama from racist verbal attacks.
Evy Poumpouras told Insider she could do nothing when witnessing racist comments.
Poumpouras book, Becoming Bulletproof, details her time in the Secret Service.
The former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras says an upsetting part of her previous job was not being able to protect Michelle Obama from racist slurs or signs while on duty.
Poumpouras served on the presidential protective division for the first lady and President Barack Obama during their time at the White House. She also protected George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush during her 12 years in the Secret Service.