Following the multiple lapses in security that led to the near-assassination of former President Donald Trump, the United States Secret Service (USSS) has approved a new security plan to better protect the Republican nominee at outdoor events. The approved measure will include the use of bulletproof glass to shield him on stage.
According to the Washington Post, the major enhancement in the USSS' standard security planning for the candidate campaign came following the law enforcement agency's advice that Trump temporarily pause outdoor rallies, after a gunman fired multiple shots at him at an outdoor fairground in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
The sheets of ballistic glass are normally only provided for presidents and vice presidents when deemed necessary at outdoor appearances, an extra layer of security organized and coordinated by the Department of Defense to shield the nation's top two leaders, the Post reported.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic nominee challenging Trump, would also be given similar protection if needed.
A USSS official also said the agency has begun positioning caches of ballistic glass around the country in various locations. Another Secret Service official, who requested anonymity, confirmed that they will still be adding other technical security assets that have not normally been provided for presidential candidates but declined to describe those tools. These technical security measures could include the use of drones. (Related: Sen. Johnson: FBI CAN'T BE TRUSTED on Trump assassination probe.)
Trump-Vance campaign holds first outdoor rally since assassination attempt
Trump continued his battleground state tour with a speech in Asheboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, marking his first outdoor event since the failed assassination attempt.
As promised by the USSS, his podium at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame was surrounded by panes of bulletproof glass that form a protective wall across the stage.
Moreover, AP reported that storage containers have been stacked around the perimeter of the space to create additional walls and block sight lines. Snipers were also positioned on roofs at the venue, where old aircraft are sitting behind the podium and a large American flag is suspended from cranes.
Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, the Republican's vice president nominee, joined Trump in the event. Vance spent the week visiting battleground states in his busiest week of campaigning since the Republican primaries.
Trump won North Carolina by a comfortable margin in 2016. The state delivered the former president his closest statewide margin of victory four years ago and is once again considered a key battleground in 2024.
Lisa Watts, a retired business owner from Hickory, North Carolina, who was attending her fifth Trump rally, said she's feeling "very positive" about the race.
The rally coincided with the third day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, which formally named Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate for the upcoming elections.
"A month ago they never spoke her name and now she's like, the 'savior for the country,'" Watts said of the vice president. "I don't think that her record proves that she is ready to run this country."
According to Watts, she doesn't think Trump's chances of winning are much different now from when Biden was the Democratic nominee. "I think the Democrats are going to try to do everything they can to keep her up on that pedestal," she said, predicting the hype around Harris will fade.
Meanwhile, during the DNC convention, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama assailed Trump, calling him out repeatedly by name.
"His limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hardworking, highly educated, successful people who happen to be Black," Michelle said of Trump in a rousing speech as Barack mocked Trump's obsession with his crowd sizes and called Trump "a 78-year-old billionaire who hasn't stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago."
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