Secret Service To Urge Bulletproof Vests In Public For Trump And Pence Amid Threats Of Assassination?


Could Donald Trump and Mike Pence get assassinated? Is the Secret Service urging Trump and Pence to wear bulletproof vests? Keep reading to find out.

Since the moment Donald Trump and Mike Pence earned the title of president-elect and vice president-elect respectively, there has been an increasing number of death and assassination threats popping up on social media platforms across the internet.

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Ronald Kessler is the name of an investigative reporter who published a book about Secret Service presidential details. According to Western Journalism, this investigative reporter believes Trump and Pence should demand extra protection for the sake of their own safety. While he never came out and said he believed there was a chance Mike Pence or Donald Trump would be assassinated, he did explain why he felt the extra protection was necessary.

“Presidents Bush and Obama both have worn Kevlar bulletproof vests at large events, and I believe Donald at times has worn one as well.”

Kessler explained that Trump certainly wouldn’t be the first president to wear a bulletproof vest for his own protection. According to this reporter and author, even though wearing a bulletproof vest would increase the chances of Trump or Pence surviving someone’s attempt to assassinate them, it was not uncommon for people in their position to choose not to wear them.

“Often the presidents choose not to wear them because they are bulky and uncomfortable, as happened with Ronald Reagan as he stepped out of the Washington Hilton without wearing his vest and was shot by John Hinckley.”

Kessler believes the riots and protests that took place so quickly after the election results came in are the biggest reason why Trump and Pence need to exercise such caution. If Pence and Trump do not take extra protection measures such as wearing bulletproof vests, it is possible they will be assassinated.


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According to Daily Caller, Twitter quickly exploded with users calling for both Trump and Pence to be assassinated. Are these just Hillary Clinton supporters upset that Donald Trump won, or do any of these social media users have plans to assassinate Trump and/or Pence? Is Twitter (and other social media platforms) doing anything about these posts calling for Trump and Pence to be assassinated?

You can see some of the posts on Twitter calling for Donald Trump and Mike Pence to be assassinated below.

The video in the tweet below talks about a journalist who was fired after openly calling for Donald Trump to be assassinated. It is now being reported that this journalist was fired and her account was removed from Twitter.

Some people even took to Twitter to warn people not to make jokes or posts calling for Trump or Pence to be assassinated.

Western Journalism goes on to report that the Secret Service has yet to do anything about the assassination threats on social media. This includes making a comment regarding whether or not the threats will be investigated. “The Secret Service does not provide information regarding protective services,” said an agency spokesperson.

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Twitter, however, has come under fire for not doing more about the number of wishes for Trump and Pence to be assassinated flowing through the website. The CEO of Twitter reportedly said that the FBI has encouraged them to do more to crack down on the assassination threats appearing on the website.

Do you think Donald Trump and Mike Pence are at risk of being assassinated? What do you think about social media erupting with people calling for Trump and/or Pence to be assassinated? Share your thoughts on the next president and vice president in the comments section below.

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