The Secret Service will conduct a simulation to measure security in the White House
The Secret Service intends to detect the most vulnerable points of the White House in the event of a possible attack
In order to evaluate the level of security that prevails in the White House and the response time of the Secret Service agents in the face of a hypothetical attack, a tactical exercise will be carried out tonight.
Taking advantage of the absence of President Donald Trump, traveled to Alaska to meet with Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, the Secret Service personnel will participate in a practice focused on detecting the points of greatest weakness in case they are surprised by some type of attack directed at the head of the nation and his family.
In this way, between 8 pm and 1 am, there will be a large mobilization of personnel at the official residence and even sounds of firearms are anticipated.
Therefore, citizens who wander around or live near the premises are asked not to be alarmed, as the situation will be under control since it is only a drill.
Although all streets surrounding the presidential building will be open to traffic, some sidewalks will remain blocked to keep out curious citizens interested in witnessing in detail how the personnel who ensure the security of the head of the nation perform their duties.
Since last year, when Donald Trump's life was in danger on two occasions, surveillance around him has increased.
In July of last year, during a campaign rally held in Butler, Pennsylvania, coordination errors between local police and Secret Service personnel allowed a student to shoot him eight times, wounding him in his right ear.
Although the shooter was ultimately killed, the reaction of the Secret Service agents was poor and some were temporarily disciplined.
The incident led to the resignation of Kim Cheatle as director of the agency and from then on changes in its structure.
Two months later, The new agents assigned to protect the president managed to stop an individual before he pointed a rifle at him while he was playing golf.
Although no new attempts to assassinate Donald Trump have been revealed, other politicians have been victims of attacks, which is making it necessary to reinforce their security once again.