White House spokesman Judd Deere said the administration takes “every case seriously.” He referred questions about the Secret Service outbreak to agency officials. President-elect Joe Biden made two campaign stops that day that also required Secret Service protection, but in smaller numbers. The Secret Service employs roughly 1,300 officers in its Uniformed Division to guard the White House and the vice president’s residence. A 2015 blue-ribbon panel identified overworked Secret Service officers as one key factor that contributed to security breaches at the White House. He wore a cloth mask, but many feared he was unnecessarily endangering the Secret Service agents inside the vehicle.

Source: Washington Post November 13, 2020 15:23 UTC