Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 28
Security is being increased across New York City as Donald Trump plans to hold various rallies across New York leading up to the presidential election.
Trump Tower is one of Trump’s main home bases in the city, so it’s no surprise security has been increased there since the assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
But while the former president is now in Milwaukee, he has gone on record saying he wants to hold rallies at places like Madison Square Garden, on Staten Island and in Nassau County.
So plans are being tweaked and fine-tuned to make sure nothing like what happened Saturday in Pennsylvania ever happens again.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says his agency is keeping a very close watch on what he called a very dynamic threat environment.
With many more months of campaigning ahead in the presidential race, in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is beefing up security and redeploying police resources at any and all locations linked to Trump — such as 40 Wall Street, Foley Square and city hall.
That is something top of mind for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman as Trump sets his eyes on Long Island, planning to hold more gatherings there to energize his base.
“He believes New York state is in play, we are in the process of investigating and negotiating a potential rally here, we are talking with his campaign staff, I don’t know if anything charges after what happened this weekend,” Blakeman said.
Source: ABC7 News
