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US Poll: Trump to Hold First Rally Since Assassination Attempt

POSTED ON August 21, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
Donald Trump/ Photo credit: Politico

Donald Trump has announced plaans to hold it's first outdoor rally on  Wednesday in North Carolina.

This will be his first outdoor campaign event since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at an open-air appearance one month ago.

Security precautions are being boosted for the afternoon rally scheduled at an aviation museum in Asheboro, North Carolina, including the use of bulletproof glass surrounding the Republican nominee’s podium, US media reported, citing security and campaign personnel.

The Secret Service had recommended Trump stop holding outdoor events after the agency assigned to protect presidents and candidates failed to stop a gunman who fired at him from a rooftop at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, injuring Trump in the ear and leaving one person in the crowd dead.

Trump, who has held roughly a dozen indoor rallies since the shooting, has publicly stated he wants a return to open-air events.

On July 31 he told supporters at an indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that “we’re not giving up the outdoor rallies.”

Days earlier, the 78-year-old Trump posted on social media that he would continue to hold open-air events, “and the Secret Service has agreed to substantially step up their operation. They are very capable of doing so.”

The Washington Examiner reported that the protective detail is planning for Trump to speak from behind a special see-through protective glass barrier before thousands of rally attendees in Asheboro.

The glass is similar to that used in the presidential limousine, which is also designed to protect occupants from a shooting, the newspaper said.

Trump’s rally in Asheboro is a form of counter-programming. It comes on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where security officials have set up a ring of steel around the gathering that formally names Kamala Harris as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden exited the race.

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