Chinese? President Biden’s Korean security general, even fake news

There is a Korean-American who appeared on the camera frequently at the inauguration ceremony of US President Joe Biden on the 20th (local time). David Joe is a bodyguard from the White House Secret Service. From the moment President Biden got out of his car and headed for Parliament, Agent Joe hasn’t left his side. Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States, where supporters of former President Donald Trump held violent protests on the 6th. This is because the tension in Agent Joe’s face was inevitable.

With Agent Joe, the Washington Post (WP) introduced him as “President Biden’s new head of security.” It is the first time that a Korean-American has been responsible for the personal safety of President Biden.

American media praise for Agent Joe. WP introduced that he is also evaluated as a’perfectist supervisor’ within the White House Secret Service, and Sisaji Atlantic said, “We have strong trust even within the Secret Service.” Even before Biden’s era, Agent Joe’s performance drew attention. In particular, Agent Cho was a key figure at the first summit held in Singapore on June 12, 2018, and the second North Korea-US summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27-27 of the following year. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were in charge of consulting with the North Korean side. At the site where both sides were tightly tense, Agent Jo smoothly coordinated the security lines.

Agent Cho was selected as the winner of the gold medal awarded by the Ministry of Homeland Security in 2019 for this merit. Agent Cho then established itself as the’second person in the security service’ according to WP expressions during the Trump administration.

However, the credit he made in the Trump era almost caught him. At the end of last year, President Biden replaced some of the guards at the end of last year, as concerns emerged that some of the guards were politically tied up with former President Trump. But David Joe was an exception. When Biden was in office as Vice President, he had experience guarding, and above all, he was recognized for his superior skills. He was even promoted to the number one in charge of the presidential guard.

According to some pro-Trump-like video platforms, there is a search for “Chinese guards the US president” for Agent Joe, but this is fake news. Putting together foreign media such as WP, he was the first Korean-American to take on the role of a critical role in the Secret Service. Rep. Andy Kim, who is also Korean, wrote on Twitter that day, “I can present Agent Cho as a role model to my two sons.” Congressman Kim was elected in the 3rd District of New Jersey. On the 6th, it became a hot topic in the United States by showing an example of picking up garbage at the scene of the congressional riot.

The president’s bodyguards are not alone. Camella Harris’ bodyguard, who was recorded as the first vice president of color and the first woman in American history, also has a story. The protagonist is Eugene Goodman, a black policeman who emerged as a hero during the congressional riots. Goodman set an example of attracting protesters by using himself as a bait when Trump supporters broke into Congress during a radical protest.

CNN reported on the day that “At the inauguration ceremony, Eugene Goodman was officially introduced as’Senate Police Deputy Officer’.” When it became known that Goodman bravely demonstrated his wit during the congressional riots, he was praised as a hero, and he was promoted. On this day, he took on the role of guarding Harris, Vice President and Senate Chairman.

Goodman’s wits and courage was announced through a video posted by a reporter on Twitter. It was the moment when the protesters headed for the second floor conference hall of the Capitol, where the senators were evacuated. Chased by protesters hitting and coming up, he noticed that the door of the conference hall was not locked, and provoked a man who was in front of him roughly.

The protesters were immediately excited, and Goodman lured them to the other side of the conference hall. As they stepped back, they focused the attention of the protesters, and in the meantime, they gave time for fellow policemen to arrive at the scene. According to the WP, Goodman led the protesters at around 2:14 pm, and it was only one minute after the Senate hall was blocked. If it wasn’t for Goodman’s base, the damage could have increased.

Interest was also focused on the costumes Goodman wore on this day. He wore a’purple’ type of scarf similar to the suit worn by Vice President Harris. Purple is a color that symbolizes women and minorities and was used by Harris in the campaign during the Democratic Party. At the inauguration ceremony that day, former First Lady Michelle Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also wore’purple’ clothes and a scarf.

Reporter Kim Sun-mi [email protected]