Secret Service beefs up security for Trump, including with bulletproof glass

The Secret Service has begun bolstering Donald Trump’s security detail and plans to surround the former president with bulletproof glass at campaign rallies.

The Secret Service has begun bolstering Donald Trump’s security detail and plans to surround the former president with bulletproof glass at campaign rallies. A senior official told CNN that additional security measures also include increasing the number of agents and certain technological changes, though the official declined to provide more details for security reasons. The measures are being implemented in the wake of the assassination attempt against Trump at his rally last month in Butler, Pennsylvania. Some of the measures have already been rolled out. Ballistic glass is commonly used for the protection of sitting presidents and is moved into place by the Department of Defense, which has an extensive transportation operation including planes. For Trump, the Secret Service will strategically place the glass around the country in areas where Trump is expected to visit because the agency doesn’t have its own aircraft, the official told CNN. A team of dedicated agents will be in charge of moving and preparing the new measures for each campaign event in the lead-up to the November 2024 presidential election.