The president has said he will be ‘angry’ if the allegations turn out to be true. Report: Agents bragged in brothel

U.S. Secret Service officials revealed their identities at a Cartagena brothel, bragging that they worked for President Barack Obama and “we’re here to protect him,” according to a report.

Eleven members of the president’s advance team for Obama’s visit to Colombia visited the “Pley Club” brothel on a Wednesday night, saying “we work for Obama” and “we’re here to protect him,” according to ABC News.


According to a police source and a bouncer at the club, the officials spent the evening drinking expensive whiskey, later hiring prostitutes — which are legal in that area of Colombia.

Although the officials had paid for the prostitutes in advance, a dispute over how to settle the group’s tab led to an argument that spilled into the street. Sometime during this argument, the police were called, reports the news agency.

The president said Sunday that he will be “angry” if it was found to be true that Secret Service personnel had patronized prostitutes ahead of his visit to the Summit of the Americas.

On Monday, the 11 Secret Service agents who were alleged to have been involved in the incident had their security clearances revoked.

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The controversy, which now reportedly has ensnared at least five members of the military, has led Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to express embarrassment about the incident.

“We’re embarrassed by what occurred in Colombia, though we’re not sure exactly what it is,” Dempsey said on Monday, noting that the other members of the Joint Chiefs shared his views. “We let the boss down because nobody’s talking about what went on in Colombia other than this incident.”

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