Secret Services officials are urging President Trump to stop scheduling large outdoor rallies.
The announcement by the Secret Service comes a week after Thomas Matthew Crooks shot President Trump at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Secret Services officials are encouraging the Trump campaign to stop holding outdoor rallies and any outdoor events.
A person close to the Trump campaign said they were focusing now on hosting events inside indoor arenas.
This is unreal.
Secret Service is now asking the Trump campaign to stop doing outdoor rallies.
How about you do your f*ing jobs?pic.twitter.com/9WzBHdvDWi
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 23, 2024
🚨 JUST IN: President Trump will STOP holding outdoor rallies similar to the one in Butler, PA that almost resulted in his assas*ination, per NBC
And now that we know how inept (or corrupt) the Secret Service is, I agree with this move.
Although I will REALLY miss these massive… pic.twitter.com/2mZxg3Dld6
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 24, 2024
Here’s what the Washington Post reported:
Secret Service officials encouraged Donald Trump’s campaign to stop scheduling large outdoor rallies and other outdoor events with big crowds after the assassination attempt on the former president in Butler, Pa., according to people familiar with the matter.
In the aftermath of the shooting, agents from the Secret Service communicated their concerns about large outdoor rallies going forward to Trump campaign advisers, three people familiar with the matter said.
The people familiar with the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.
For upcoming events, Trump’s team is scouting indoor venues, such as basketball arenas and other large spaces where thousands of people can fit, people familiar with the request said. The campaign is not currently planning any large outdoor events, a person close to Trump said.A Trump campaign spokeswoman declined to comment. A spokesman for the Secret Service said the agency does not comment on its protective methods.
Trump has held hundreds of outdoor rallies since launching his first presidential bid, often bragging about — and sometimes falsely inflating — his large crowds.They have become something of a cult favorite among his most passionate fans, with tailgate parties in parking lots, vendors lining open areas near the rally and large parades of traffic, often with gargantuan pickup trucks.
They usually include large rosters of speakers before Trump takes the stage, with crowds sometimes enduring the heat or the cold for many hours. The crowd sometimes departs before Trump, who is regularly late, finishes speaking.
BREAKING: President Donald Trump will no longer hold outdoor rallies like this one in Wildwood, NJ which drew 100,000 patriots!
Biden’s Secret Service almost got Trump killed and they can’t guarantee Trump’s safety.
Sad day in America when the Commies get their way. pic.twitter.com/FGTSf4zhK8
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) July 24, 2024
Per NBC News:
Former President Donald Trump plans to stop holding outdoor rallies like the one where he was shot during an assassination attempt this month in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to two sources familiar with his campaign’s operations.
The sources said current plans are to hold indoor rallies, but they also said it’s possible Trump will participate in smaller outdoor events or larger rallies in facilities where entrances are more fully controlled and there are not issues with high ground nearby, like stadiums.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung declined to comment on Trump’s security measures and referred questions to the Secret Service.
