Michaele Salahi crashes
Have you ever wanted to know how to crash a State dinner at The White House?
Well just ask Tareq and Michaele Salahi, two of “The Real Housewives of DC” reality show cast.
The party crashing, even making the Secret Service look into their own security procedures, after the two entered the State Dinner on Tuesday night at the White House. The pair even posing with Vice President Joe Biden and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for pictures that were later posted on Facebook. It also appears that they were surrounded by Washington’s elite without even being invited.
The couple never were at risk to President Barack Obama as they were put through the same security screening for weapons as the other 300 + guests, who were there to honour Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A representative for the Secret Service Ed Donovan, said that the service has learnt about the breach on Wednesday from a media outlet inquiry about the Salahi’s attending and subsequent boasts about being there. Donovan also confirmed the identities of the Salahi’s.
On the Facebook page it shows the Salahi’s either alone or posing at the event with Vice President Joe Biden, White House Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel along with Adrian Fenty the Washington Mayor, Katie Couric, Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif and also marines dressed in their blues.
No other details such as how long they were in attendance, or if they had been contacted by the Secret Service were released by Donovan.
Donovan said that the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility would be reviewing what occurred. It seemed that the two had failed to be checked, to see if they were on the guest list at one of the checkpoints.
Donovan continued to point out “It’s important to note that they went through all the security screenings – the magnetometer screening – just like all the other guests did,” he said. He also noted that security details were on with others under Secret Service protection including Obama.