about how his agency has issues. specifically issues with alcohol. watch this. there is an element within our agency that does cope with the stresses that many of you mentioned today by using alcohol. there is no question. we have that element. we also have other elements that are in agency, that go to a different route. some go to exercise, some go to religion. some go to family. we have to find a way to help people that are going to alcohol to solve their problems as a coping mechanism. it was supposed to be about the secret service budget, but it ended up being about needing a new fake white house, dealing with drunken agents, and coping with alcohol as a institution.
clinton battles, which is both sides digging in and moving forward. the clinton people feel they handled this just fine, but it depends a lot on what happens. the other big story, joe clancy from the secret service talking about problems that continue to plague the service. people will look back on this period and say why are there so many problems. let me talk about joe clancy, talking about the alcohol problems among this elite force that protects the president. there is an element within our agency that copes with the stresses that many of you mentioned by using alcohol. there s no question we have that element. we also have other elements in our agency that go a different route. some go to exercise, some go to religion. but we do have an element that goes to alcohol.
supervisor reportedly ordered the uniformed officers to not arrest the agents and not be tested for alcohol, and just be sent home. clancy was grilled today about this latest incident. in particular about why he, as a director of the secret service was not even informed about this until five days after it happened. in the midst of that discussion, there was one remarkable moment when director clancy talked about how his agency has issues. specifically issues with alcohol. watch this. there is an element within our agency that does cope with the stresses that many of you mentioned today by using alcohol. there is no question. we have that element. we also have other elements that are in agency, that go to a different route. some go to exercise, some go to religion. some go to family. we have to find a way to help people that are going to alcohol to solve their problems as a
our agency that go a different route. some go to exercise, some go to religion. but we do have an element that goes to alcohol. these are brave people who serve in these jobs but it raises the question if there is a big alcohol problem or a problem in behavior on the force, why can t they fix it? today was not a good day for the secret service. one of the biggest problems aside there alcohol is it took five days for anyone to tell the head of the secret service about this latest disaster with secret service agents driving into the white house, either crashing into something, perhaps they were intoxicated, perhaps they weren t. we ll never know because nobody did a breathalyzer on those agents. he was brought in to clean up a secret service that as you say, we should be really concerned about considering what s been going on throw this entire presidency. but to find out today it took five days for anyone to tell him. has he fired anyone as a result
you with all respect. i would say that there s an element within our agency there s an element within our agency that does cope with stresses that many of you have mentioned today by using alcohol. there s no question we have that element. we also have other elements in our agency that go to a different route. some go to exercise. some go to religion. some go to family to cope with these stresses. we do have an element that goes to alcohol. three or four weeks ago we kicked off an initiative a work/life initiative to look at stresses that our people are under. they are considerable. there s no excuse for the actions. there has to be self-discipline. self-accountability. we ve got to find a way to help some of these people that are going toward alcohol as a coping mechanism. i m concerned about their health as well.