White House Fortifies North Portico, Plans New Fences After 2 Trump Assassination Attempts
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 10
White House Fortifies North Portico, Plans New Fences After 2 Trump Assassination Attempts
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 10
Summary
Mid-September is the target for completing security upgrades at the White House’s North Portico entrance, a project now underway and expected to take several months.
Secret Service had long pushed for the changes, which are meant to harden the front door after multiple threats against Donald Trump, including April’s shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner and an alleged June plot.
New permanent fences are also planned outside the White House, adding to previously reported plans for permanent fencing around Lafayette Square across the street.
The work comes as exterior column repairs at Trump’s request have already left the North Portico partly hidden behind scaffolding and a tarp.