Biden tells Secret Service to give Trump the protection of a sitting president

2024-10-16 Eloise 기자

ⓒ천지일보 2024.10.15. President Joe Biden has said that Donald Trump should be given everything he needs for his security as if he were "a sitting president" in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election campaign.

[Cheonji Ilbo Washington=Reporter Eloise Lee] — October 15

President Biden has responded to a unique request from the Trump campaign for military-grade security measures, including aircraft capable of shooting down missiles, in the final weeks before the November 5 election.

The Secret Service is responsible for providing protection for major presidential and vice-presidential candidates,.

“I’ve told the department to give him every single thing he needs — as he were a sitting president,” Biden said. “If it fits within that category, that’s fine. But if it doesn’t, he shouldn’t.”

As for whether Trump would be entitled to the requested military aircraft, Biden jokingly responded, “As long as he doesn’t ask for F-15s.”

ⓒ천지일보 2024.10.15. Secret Service vehicles line up outside the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue behind police tape, in Washington DC.

The requests were detailed in a letter — first obtained by the Associated Press — from senior campaign manager Susie Wiles to Secret Service director Ronald Rowe Jr., amid concerns for Trump’s safety after two assassination attempts and reported threats of violence from Iran.