The decision comes more than a month after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, which cost the director of the Secret Service her job.
He Pentagon announced that he will participate in the protection of the main ones candidates to the US presidential elections to support the Secret serviceresponsible for protecting political figures. This decision comes more than a month after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, on July 13 in Pennsylvania (east), which led to the resignation of the director of the Secret Service.
The Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, approved a request for assistance from the Secret Service department in charge, he added.
On July 13, the former president was wounded in the ear by shots fired from a rooftop by a man who also killed one person and wounded two others who were attending his rally in Butler, in the northeast of the country.
The Pentagon will provide additional protection to the main ones candidates until the elections
“The Department of Defense will provide additional protection” until the November election and probably until the inauguration ceremony in January 2025, the Pentagon’s deputy spokeswoman told reporters, Sabrina Singh.
Images of Trump, with his face covered in blood and his fist raised, went around the world.
Several Secret Service agents have been suspended over security flaws.
On August 22, Trump held his first outdoor rally since the assassination attempt, protected by a bulletproof glass screen.
Source: Ambito
