Former President Donald Trump, the US presidential candidate for the Republican Party in this year’s elections, requested exceptional security measures, including the use of armored vehicles and military aircraft equipped with anti-missile defense systems, due to growing threats from Iran, informed the broadcaster CNN and agency Associated Press (AP) this Friday (11).
According to media outlets, Trump’s campaign justified the request based on information from American intelligence that believes Iran is planning to assassinate the Republican, in retaliation for the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, which occurred under orders from the Trump government in 2020. .
Among the Trump team’s demands are also the increase in temporary flight restrictions on his rallies and the presence of more local and federal security units.
According to the CNNSusie Wiles, one of Trump’s top campaign advisors, formalized the request to the acting director of the Secret Service, Ronald Rowe Jr., a few weeks ago. In the document, Wiles requested the reinforcement of security measures for the former president, including intensified protection in the regions that Trump is expected to visit in the final days of the election race.
Trump’s team continues to express concern about the protection currently offered by Joe Biden’s Democratic administration, especially after two recent assassination attempts on Trump. Republicans claim that insufficient security has already forced the campaign to reduce or even cancel some events. According to the CNNan example of this was a rally in Wisconsin where audience capacity had to be reduced due to a lack of enough Secret Service agents to ensure the safety of a large number of attendees.
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