Photo of DHS Agent at JD Vance Rally Sparks New Secret Service Guidance [Video]

The Secret Service has issued a new agencywide guidance in response to a photo of a Department of Homeland Security agent wearing a Secret Service patch at press conference at a campaign event for Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance.

A photo of a an officer who is not with the Secret Service, but was wearing an agency patch on an armored vest raised questions after it was discovered he did not work directly for the agency. The individual in question is a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations.

“The U.S. Secret Service became aware of a photo where a member of another law enforcement agency is improperly wearing a Secret Service patch,” the Secret Service said in a statement shared with Newsweek on Wednesday. “Corrective action has been taken and guidance has been distributed to the workforce regarding the use of agency insignias.”

The picture, taken by a Detroit Free Press photojournaliston August 7, shows …