Trump campaign asks for increased military protection

NBC News on October 12 quoted a well-informed source revealing that Ms. Susie Wiles, co-director of Donald Trump's election campaign, called White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients to request the Washington government to increase the level of protection from the military, such as providing armored vehicles and applying airspace restrictions when Mr. Trump flies.

Biden orders Trump to be protected as 'sitting president'

Upon receiving the call, Mr. Zients immediately connected Ms. Wiles with the heads of the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service. Mr. Zients also made it clear that President Joe Biden had directed the Secret Service to provide the highest level of protection possible for the Republican candidate, according to the source.

According to two US officials, Mr. Trump’s campaign also requested the deployment of special forces for security work. However, a source familiar with the information denied this information and said that it was the Secret Service, not Mr. Trump’s campaign, that requested the addition of a special unit to respond to the threat of drone attacks.

Snipers take position at Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, California, on October 12.

After former President Trump faced two assassination plots since July, the Republican candidate's campaign adopted additional tactics and measures to keep his movements secret.

In addition, Congressman Mike Waltz representing Florida asked the Washington government to allow the former president's campaign to use aircraft to detect and respond to threats, such as Boeing's Boeing C-17 or C-32.

Those demands have yet to be met, NBC News sources told The Associated Press.

However, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi denied the accusation, affirming that Mr. Trump currently receives the highest level of security protection.

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