Evy Poumpouras is a former special agent with the US Secret Service and was on the presidential protective division for Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. She has previously protected presidents George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Poumpouras was given the US Secret Service Valor Award for her work on 9/11. She is a co-host on Bravo TV's series "Spy Games" and a national media contributor. She is the author of "Becoming Bulletproof."
Poumpouras breaks down 10 presidential-protection scenes in movies, including "White House Down" (2013), "The Sentinel"(2006), "In the Line of Fire" (1993), and "London Has Fallen" (2016). She also rates inauguration and assassination-attempt scenes in "Designated Survivor" (2016-) and "The West Wing" (1999-2006).
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