Sources told the Washington Exmainer and Washington Post that the unnamed CDC officer ignored Secret Service orders to out the phone away, and continued to act 'oddly' and 'unprofessionally'.
When the president got out of the elevator, some of his Secret Services officers stayed behind to question the CDC employee with his supervisor, at which point they discovered he had three prior convictions for assault and battery.
When the supervisor fired the officer on the spot for acting 'highly irresponsible' she told him to hand over his gun - to the extreme shock of the Secret Service members present.
Before the president travels anywhere, Secret Service are supposed to conduct background checks on employees who work at all the venues the president will visit.
Anyone with a prior conviction is not usually allowed in the same room as the president, and only sworn law enforcement are allowed to carry guns.
The unruly security officer checked both of those boxes but somehow managed to evade Secret Service's prior detection.
Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz, of Utah, was outraged to hear about the latest lapse in security.
'You have a convicted felon within arm’s reach of the president, and they never did a background check. Words aren’t strong enough for the outrage I feel for the safety of the president and his family,' Rep Chaffestz told the Washington Post.
'His life was in danger. This country would be a different world today if he had pulled out his gun,' he added.
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson is reportedly having a top agency manager look into the matter.
Director Pierson had her plate full today when she spent three hours being grilled by a Congressional committee on the job Secret Service has been doing as of late.
