US Secret Service members sent home from South Korea as Biden embarks on first Asia tour
Two United States Secret Service employees have been sent home from
South Korea just as
President Joe Biden embarks on his first
Asia tour since taking office.
According to a source familiar with the matter, a group of
Secret Service employees went out to dinner in
Seoul this week. After dinner, a small group broke off and visited multiple bars. When the
two employees - one special agent and one physical security specialist - returned from the night out, one of the employees got into an altercation with a
cab driver and two
Korean nationals, resulting in a police response.
Both employees were armed but were not part of the
President's advance team - the presidential detail that travels ahead of the president. The employees involved in the incident were responsible for
physical security preparations and logistical planning, the source said.
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