How Joe Biden and Trump’s Campaigns are Throwing Rings of Steel Round the Rivals

Road closures, multi-agency task forces, restricted campaign visits, and Trump Tower being transformed into a fortress are among the desperate measures being rushed into place to shield President Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the wake of the botched assassination attempt on the GOP candidate.

RadarOnline.com can reveal that rings of steel are being thrown around the pair as the White House race reaches fever pitch, and both campaigns have beefed up security since Saturday's shooting at Trump's Pennsylvania rally that left the former president injured and two people dead, including the gunman.

In the immediate aftermath of the terrifying ordeal that nearly cost Trump his life, actions were also being taken to prevent any violence from breaking out at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin this week.

The Trump campaign has instructed staff to avoid offices in Washington and Florida until safety assessments are completed, The Guardian reported. Following the shooting, co-managers of the Trump team, Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, sent a memo informing staff that the RNC would proceed as planned, but there would be "armed security presence with 24/7 officers onsite," per the outlet.

Campaign staffers were also urged to remain vigilant about "political polarization this heated election" in the memo, which stated: "If something looks or feels off, please flag it immediately for leadership on an onsite security team."

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said in a post on X ahead of this week's event: "My staff and I are in contact with those coordinating security planning for the RNC and will continue to be in close communication as we learn more about this situation." "We cannot be a country that accepts political violence of any kind—that is not who we are as Americans."

The Secret Service has prohibited guests from bringing guns inside main event spaces, but the ban cannot be enforced outside the "hard perimeter" of the RNC due to Wisconsin state law.

Trump Tower in New York has also become a fortress in the shooting aftermath, with Mayor Eric Adams announcing on X: "Out of an abundance of caution, the NYPD is surging officers to certain sites across the five boroughs."

Meanwhile, police in Las Vegas were implementing extra security measures ahead of Biden's trip to Sin City for a pair of conferences on Tuesday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it was ramping up resources at each location the president planned to visit, and that road closures should be expected over the next three days.

The assassination attempt at Trump's rally marked the most critical security challenge for the U.S. Secret Service since President Ronald Reagan was shot, and survived, in 1981.

In a social media post, an oversight committee from the Republican-led House of Representatives announced plans to question Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle about the Pennsylvania shooting at a hearing on July 22.

The panel said via X: "Americans demand answers about the assassination attempt of President Trump."