Saturday, July 20, 2024

Was USSS Agent Who Saved Trump a Russian Karate Champion?

This wacky story is straight out of "Ripley's Believe it or Not!" Top Russian news agencies and papers featured headlines on 15 July claiming a Russian woman saved former POTUS Donald J. Trump during the 13 July assassination attempt in Butler, PA. Russian media outlets reported that the female USSS agent, who appeared in the footage shielding Trump and escorting him to safety, was a Russian karate and martial arts athlete by the name of Irina S.

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This story is unsubstantiated by US sources, much like Vladimir Putin's invincible judo record.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GmUBHE2xYc

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/18/is-vladimir-putin-a-judo-fraud/

https://www.voanews.com/a/was-secret-service-agent-who-saved-trump-a-russian-karate-champ-/7701680.html

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