Donald Trump arrived at his closely guarded namesake Manhattan tower Tuesday evening and was led inside beneath the safety of a white tent and Secret Service snipers amid a lift in safety for the previous first household whereas in New York Metropolis.
The Republican presidential nominee arrived at Trump Tower shortly earlier than 11 p.m. after flying to New York from Michigan, the place he attended a city corridor in Flint.
Trump, 78, was unloaded from his motorcade beneath the quilt of a white tent earlier than he was led into the Fifth Avenue tower with an help from the NYPD.
A Secret Service counter-sniper staff was stationed on scaffolding above surveying the world as Trump’s motorcade pulled up.
Legislation enforcement sources mentioned the ex-president and his household are being handled to further safety particulars whereas visiting town, given the narrowly foiled try on his life at his Florida golf course on Sunday, simply over two months after a distinct gunman tried to kill him at a Pennsylvania marketing campaign rally.
His safety element is bigger than that of every other former president receives whereas within the 5 boroughs, the sources added.
Trump’s members of the family are additionally getting enhanced particulars whereas within the metropolis — with the NYPD stepping in to supply the extra safety.
Former first woman, Melania Trump, was noticed along with her personal closely armed element when leaving Trump Tower earlier within the day.
She was seen leaving her husband’s namesake constructing with a motorcade of eight automobiles — double the quantity she sometimes has.
Trump is on the town for a marketing campaign rally on Lengthy Island Wednesday.
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