As Twitchy reported, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has tendered her resignation following a serious of colossal security blunders. That’s quite a turnaround from yesterday’s reports:
Director Pierson did not offer to resign, @PressSec tells @jonkarl
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) September 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/JTSTheHill/status/517012703937056768
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson did not offer her resignation to the president, per @PressSec
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) September 30, 2014
So, what changed Pierson’s mind? These tweeters have a theory:
@washingtonpost @CarolLeonnig Flotus won that argument Mamma Grizzly about Her children , bye Julia Pierson
— Kristine George ??? (@GeorgeKrisand3) October 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/517396455410401280
@redsteeze Probably right, and good for her. It's her family that's being put in unnecessary danger.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) October 1, 2014
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/517396798458322944
Given what’s happened on Pierson’s watch, so do we.
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