Following the assassination attempt against President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Secret Service recommended the Trump campaign have no more outdoor rallies.
“Secret Service officials have communicated the agency’s concerns about large outdoor events featuring Trump to his campaign advisers,” the New York Post reports.
WATCH:
The Secret Service has asked the Trump campaign to stop holding rallies outdoors. pic.twitter.com/Pzp6ETmpAT
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 23, 2024
After holding hundreds of outdoor rallies, the Secret Service is now asking the Trump campaign to stop having them.
That’s not how this is supposed to work. pic.twitter.com/5VOZ4YAZ8K
— 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠 (@chiIIum) July 23, 2024
From the New York Post:
The former president’s first rally since the assassination attempt, which left him with a bloody ear, one rally-goer dead and two others critically wounded, was held indoors as well, in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday.
Trump has held dozens of large outdoor rallies since launching his 2024 White House bid, and hundreds since his first presidential campaign in 2016, with airports, fairgrounds and parks frequently being utilized by the campaign to stage the events.
The two rallies that immediately preceded the shooting were outdoors, in Chesapeake, Va., and at his golf course in Doral, Fla.
The events routinely draw thousands of passionate supporters of the GOP nominee and usually feature a number of prominent speakers ahead of Trump’s remarks.
It appears the Trump campaign has heeded the Secret Service’s recommendations to hold future events indoors.
The New York Post noted that there are currently no plans for any future large outdoor events.
Trump’s next two events are scheduled for indoor venues in Charlotte, North Carolina, and St. Cloud, Minnesota.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump will STOP holding outdoor rallies similar to the one in Butler, PA that almost resulted in his assas*ination, per NBC
And now that we know how inept (or corrupt) the Secret Service is, I agree with this move.
Although I will REALLY miss these massive… pic.twitter.com/2mZxg3Dld6
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 24, 2024
Per NBC News:
Former President Donald Trump plans to stop holding outdoor rallies like the one where he was shot during an assassination attempt this month in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to two sources familiar with his campaign’s operations.
The sources said current plans are to hold indoor rallies, but they also said it’s possible Trump will participate in smaller outdoor events or larger rallies in facilities where entrances are more fully controlled and there are not issues with high ground nearby, like stadiums.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung declined to comment on Trump’s security measures and referred questions to the Secret Service.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.
News of the shift in venues comes the day the director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, announced her resignation. In her resignation letter, Cheatle said she took “full responsibility for the security lapse” in Pennsylvania.
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