US Secret Service plans to surround podium with ballistic glass after former president survived assassination attempt
The agency plans to surround Trump’s podium with ballistic glass, multiple news outlets reported, a measure typically reserved for serving presidents and vice-presidents.campaign events since the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July, but all of them have been indoors. At a recent indoor rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Trump lamented the location and said: “We’re not giving up the outdoor rallies.”was the first to report on the use of bulletproof glass.
that the agency has begun to position panels of ballistic glass around the country, making it easier to transport to various Trump events. The official said ballistic glass would be used at events byOne person, Corey Comperatore, was killed, two people were seriously injured, and Donald Trump was wounded in the ear in the shooting in Butler. The director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, resigned 10 days later.
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