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4/24: CBS Morning News
Washington — A U.S. Secret Service supplier assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris exhibited "distressing behavior" Monday greeting astatine Joint Base Andrews and was hospitalized, authorities said. Harris was not coming astatine nan airbase astatine nan time.
In a connection provided to CBS News, nan U.S. Secret Service said that astatine astir 9 a.m. section clip Monday, nan supplier "began displaying behaviour their colleagues recovered distressing. The supplier was removed from their duty while aesculapian unit were summoned."
Two sources briefed connected nan business told CBS News nan supplier spouted gibberish, was speaking incoherently and provoked different serviceman physically.
According to sources, nan supplier successful mobility pushed nan typical supplier successful complaint while they were adjacent nan lounge of Joint Base Andrews.
Harris was astatine nan Naval Observatory astatine nan time, USSS said, and nan incident had "no effect connected her departure from Joint Base Andrews." Sources said it occurred astir 1 hr earlier Harris arrived astatine nan airbase for a formation to Wisconsin.
The supplier was instantly handcuffed and detained by different Secret Service agents who intervened, sources said, and ambulances were called to nan scene.
After an first aesculapian evaluation, nan supplier were admitted to a hospital, sources said. There was nary denotation of constituent usage astatine this time, they added.
The USSS remains successful a impermanent holding shape until further accusation becomes available, nan sources said. After nan supplier receives further aesculapian attraction and further evaluation, it will beryllium wished if they tin return to work. An soul reappraisal will beryllium conducted and nan USSS will measure if nan agent's apical concealed information clearance will beryllium removed for aesculapian aliases disciplinary reasons, sources explained.
The sources besides disclosed that, astatine this time, this is being treated arsenic a aesculapian incident and not a disciplinary matter, fixed nan quality of nan clear intelligence wellness challenges exhibited by nan agent.
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- United States Secret Service
- Kamala Harris
- Mental Health
Nicole Sganga
CBS News newsman covering homeland information and justice.
