The U.S. Secret Service has approved a plan that will allow former President Donald Trump to resume holding rallies outdoors, according to The Washington Post.
Trump reportedly agreed to stop holding rallies outside following an initial request from the Secret Service last month, shortly after the ex-president’s ear was grazed by a bullet in an assassination attempt at an outdoor campaign event, leaving one supporter dead and two others seriously injured in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
On Thursday, The Washington Post reported that new security measures including surrounding Trump with bulletproof glass will allow the outdoor rallies to continue, citing an unnamed Secret Service official. Similar measures are sometimes used to protect sitting presidents and vice presidents but usually not presidential candidates.
“Former presidents and candidates don’t normally get bulletproof glass or support from DoD [Department of Defense],” the unnamed official told the paper. “This glass needs to be brought in on trucks and vans.”
Andrew Harnik
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.