The Trump campaign continues to ask the Secret Service and White House for additional security measures in the final month of the election, as the threat from Iran remains looming, but not all requests have been approved. .
Trump adviser Susie Wiles sent a letter to the White House last month asking it to work with the Secret Service to expand assets to protect the former president. The Secret Service approved some additional security measures, but some requests went unanswered.
Rep. Michael Walz (R-Florida) also called for the use of military aircraft for transportation or additional equipment to protect the planes, as the 78-year-old President Trump's life is at risk for the second time. He has written a letter asking for safety measures. We have been briefed by intelligence agencies about an active assassination plot from Iran.
The Secret Service has not yet responded to the request for the plane.
President Biden responded to the request for military aircraft on Friday.
“Unless he asks for an F-15. No, I was kidding,” he told reporters.
“Look, I told the department to give him everything he needs. Give him everything he needs as if he were the sitting president. Stay within that category. If not, that's fine. But if not, he shouldn't do it.”
The request for military aircraft is As reported by the Washington Post,it would be the first time a former president shared such extensive security details for a campaign.
But the move may be necessary after a Secret Service official recently revealed that the agency had been notified of a “possible drone attack” by Iran against President Trump as early as 2023.
Wiles noted in the letter that the Trump campaign has had to hold several smaller events amid continuing threats, especially as the campaign has ramped up its efforts in the past month. It expressed dissatisfaction with what it considered to be inadequate security around the camp. WaPo reported on election day.
Team Trump is also calling for stronger flight restrictions for his rallies, bulletproof glass in battleground states and military vehicles, the paper said.
President Trump has been accused of two assassination attempts, one by Thomas Matthew Crooks of Butler, Pennsylvania, and the other by Ryan Wesley Routh at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. hinted that it could be linked to Iran, as both assassins did. Install foreign-based apps on your phone.
“A major threat to my life from Iran. The entire US military is watching and waiting. Iran has already taken action and it didn't work, but they will try again. It's not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more people, more guns, more weapons than I have ever seen before,” Trump wrote on X on September 25th.
“Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more funding for the Secret Service on a strictly bipartisan basis with zero “no” votes. It's nice to see Republicans and Democrats coming together on something. Attacking the former president is an attacker's death wish! ”
