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US Presidential Election: Is Donald Trump Sufficiently Protected?
US Presidential Election: Is Donald Trump Sufficiently Protected?
(France 2)
After another alleged assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Sunday, September 15, the former president’s security is a concern. Analysis.
In the United States, both presidential candidates are forced to campaign behind bulletproof glass. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’ lecterns now have bulletproof protection on three sides. On the morning of Monday, September 16, Joe Biden assured that security must be raised another notch, estimating that “The secret services need help”.
In the United States, the security of major political figures is ensured by Secret Service agents. Since the first assassination attempt in July, their presence around Donald Trump has been considerably increased. While these reinforcements may have made it possible to locate the suspect in time on Sunday in Florida, some, such as Ric Bradshaw, the sheriff of Palm Beach County, consider the system to be insufficient.
Donald Trump’s staff has demanded that his security now be aligned with that of Joe Biden. Behind the scenes, the Secret Service points out that he benefits from a level of protection already unprecedented for a former president, and that he does not always take into account the risk, refusing to adapt his public outings.