The US Secret Service said on Sunday (14) that there are no plans to beef up its security arrangements for the Republican National Convention (RNC), which begins on Monday (15) in Milwaukee.
“The plans that we have in place will continue as they are, and we are confident in those plans,” Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, the Secret Service coordinator for the convention, said at a news conference in Milwaukee.
“It is an 18-month process that involves all levels of government who are contributing to the operational security plans for this event.”
It was the first appearance of a Secret Service representative on camera since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday.
The agency issued a series of statements after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, but did not appear during a police news conference there Saturday night.
The Sunday afternoon news conference on preparations for the Republican National Convention did not address the assassination attempt, but federal officials said there were no signs of increased danger at the convention after the shooting.
“There are currently no known articulated threats against the RNC or anyone visiting the RNC,” said Michael Hensle, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Milwaukee office.
Firearms will be allowed in a “soft perimeter” around Fiserv Forum, the venue where the convention will take place, and local officials said state law does not allow them to change those plans.
“Wisconsin is an open carry state, and therefore Milwaukee and no other jurisdiction in this state can override state law,” said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson.
Source: CNN Brasil
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