WASHINGTON – The Secret Service is using ballistic glass to protect former President Donald Trump so he can continue outside campaign events, two sources familiar with the planning and a Trump campaign official say.
Such bulletproof glass is already available to sitting presidents and vice presidents. It is transported by military aircraft whenever the president travels, but candidate and former president Trump cannot receive such military transportation support. The sources, who asked not to be named to discuss sensitive security regulations, said the ballistic glass is now being deployed around the country and will be moved in by agents responsible for guarding it.
Not all outdoor events require ballistic glass, but to protect Trump, it is likely to be used whenever there are issues in certain locations or additional security is needed.
It is one of several security measures previously used only for officials but now being added to protect Trump after the failed assassination attempt, one of the officials said.
The official said the Secret Service is also adding personnel and technology to mitigate threats around Trump during outdoor events, as well as increasing threat analysis and prevention for all protective details, including the deployment of snipers and countersurveillance.
The Secret Service came under intense scrutiny and criticism after a gunman shot Trump multiple times during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, wounding him and two protesters and killing another person.
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said after the shooting that led to the resignation that she strengthened protective details for presidential candidates.
Trump has not held an outdoor campaign since the assassination attempt.
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
