Prevent history from repeating itself at all costs. After the suspension of outdoor meetings for several weeks following the assassination attempt of which he was the victim, Donald Trump will now be protected during his appearances by a new security plan set up by the American secret service, reports the American media ABC this Thursday, August 15On July 13, he was the target of several shots fired in his direction, including one that grazed his ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a few months before the American presidential election on November 5.
The attack – which for several days boosted attention to the thunderous Republican candidate – has since been considered the biggest breach of intelligence since the narrowly failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., 40 years ago. Before him, President John F. Kennedy died when his limousine was shot at in Dallas in 1963.
If Donald Trump is currently only a candidate for re-election, there is no question of taking any risks. The secret service plan, put in place at the request of the Ministry of Defense, leaves few loopholes: it consists of erecting a wall of bulletproof glass around the former American president during his public appearances, according to information transmitted to the Washington Post by a secret service official.
Glass boxes scattered across the country
A measure usually reserved for sitting presidents and vice presidents when deemed necessary during outdoor appearances, which could also be implemented during Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ rallies during her upcoming outdoor rallies. Accustomed to not always respecting security protocols, Donald Trump could give the secret services a hard time in the coming weeks. According to the source of the Washington Postboxes made of armoured glass have begun to be stored in all corners of the country in order to avoid the tedious transport of materials by truck, in the event of an external meeting of the candidate.
Other technical means (the use of drones is mentioned) – traditionally not provided to presidential candidates – will be adopted in order to protect Donald Trump, according to the American media. If indoor meetings should now be favored, the former president insists on continuing to campaign outdoors, mentioning a new meeting in Butler on the site of his assassination attempt. Surrounded, this time, by impenetrable glass protection.