WASHINGTON, Nov 27, (AFP)- The two aspiring reality TV stars who gatecrashed a state dinner this week met President Barack Obama at the event, a White House photograph released on Friday showed.
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| This White House offical photo released November 27, shows President Barack Obama greeting Michaele and Tareq Salahi. AFP |
The US Secret Service meanwhile issued an unusual mea culpa for the security lapse Tuesday at the White House State Dinner in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with director Mark Sullivan admitting the agency was “embarrassed” by the incident.
The photo released by the White House showed a smiling Obama greeting the allegedly uninvited couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, at a reception line at the event. Singh is seen standing next to Obama.
The president has ordered a full review of the incident, according to the Politico news website, citing an Obama aide.
An internal Secret Service investigation is ongoing.
The pair beat several layers of security to attend the dinner, and Sullivan acknowledged Friday that according to an agency probe, protocols were not followed at a security checkpoint to verify if the couple was invited.
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