The Secret Service has approved the use of bulletproof glass to shield Donald Trump at outdoor rallies.

According to ABC News, the agency will make arrangements to surround Trump’s podium with bulletproof glass.

Although the measure is typically reserved for sitting presidents, the Secret Service will make an exception after last month’s assassination attempt.

Per ABC News:

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said the campaign does not comment on security measures relating to Trump.

The Secret Service recommended that Trump stop holding outdoor rallies last month after a gunman in Butler, Pennsylvania, fired at him from a rooftop 400 feet from the stage, nicking his ear. A man in the crowd was killed in the attack.

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Since July 13, Trump has held nearly a dozen campaign events, all of them indoors.

Trump has privately expressed a desire to campaign outdoors and has sought assurances it would be safe, the sources said.

At a rally at an indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 31, Trump complimented the size of the venue then told the crowd, “They’d prefer that we be in an arena. I don’t know why. But we’re not giving up the outdoor rallies. You know, all those people that we had to turn away today, at an outdoor rally you can have.”

Trump previously said he would return to Butler, Pennsylvania.

“I WILL BE GOING BACK TO BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL RALLY, HONORING THE SOUL OF OUR BELOVED FIREFIGHTING HERO, COREY, AND THOSE BRAVE PATRIOTS INJURED TWO WEEKS AGO. WHAT A DAY IT WILL BE — FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

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NBC News reports:

Bulletproof glass of that kind is already available to sitting presidents and vice presidents. It is transported using military aircraft whenever the president travels, but Trump, a candidate and former president, does not have access to such military transportation support. Sources who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive security provisions said the ballistic glass will now be positioned around the country and moved in by agents who will be responsible for guarding it.

Not every outdoor event will require ballistic glass, but to better protect Trump, it is likely to be used whenever there are issues at specific sites or there are needs for added security.

It is one of several security measures previously used only for officeholders but that are now being added to Trump’s protection after a failed assassination attempt, one of the officials said.

 

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