Trump Plans 2 Permanent White House Fences After 3 Assassination Attempts

3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Jul 10

Pennsylvania Avenue at 15th and 17th Streets NW could get permanent fences that let the White House and Secret Service quickly block pedestrians from the frontage during security threats.
Three assassination attempts in the past two years are driving the push, replacing the current use of temporary barriers and extending a broader plan that also includes fencing around Lafayette Square.
White House officials said nothing is confirmed and any project would still go through review, though the Secret Service has long sought permanent barriers that earlier administrations resisted over public-access concerns.
Critics including former officials Michael McGill and Juliette Kayyem say the fencing would push residents and tourists farther back, weaken Lafayette Square's role as a public gathering space and make the White House feel closed off.