Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired on Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, striking the former commander-in-chief in the right ear.
The Post reached out to the Secret Service and the DC government’s Inauguration Joint Information Center for comment.
“The biggest threat, I think for all of us, remains the lone actor,” US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger told Fox 5.
“From radiological threats to flat tires, the Secret Service has spent over a year preparing for Monday’s inauguration, working with top law enforcement and public safety partners to ensure a safe, successful event,” he said.
Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to Trump and Vance during the swearing-in.
The security footprint for the Butler Farm Show grounds lacked a unified command post, but the DC plans have accounted for two command posts at the FBI Washington Field Office and the bureau’s headquarters in Quantico, Va., according to Assistant Director in Charge David Sundberg.
It’s not likely Tehran will try again on a high-profile protectee amid the inauguration, according to the sources, but precautions are being taken to ensure planned demonstrations don’t provide cover for other potentially violent extremists.
Reagan entered his second term in the Capitol Rotunda in 1985. The National Weather Service recorded the temperature on Jan. 21 that year was 7 degrees, with sub-zero wind chills.
“We have an exceptional team that is unmatched in its commitment and focus on ensuring the success and security of Monday’s presidential transition,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on X.
The heavy law enforcement presence will also include at least 25 Coast Guard ships patrolling the icy Potomac River, as well as Energy Department helicopters circling airspace in the nation’s capital to pick up any “radiological or nuclear irregularities.”
More than 25,000 law enforcement officers will descend on Washington, DC, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration and roughly 30 miles of fencing have been erected to prepare for the special national security event, CBS News reported.
Temperatures will dip to below 20 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday with heavy winds. Snow is also forecast on Sunday.
“It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!).”
“The ticketed areas outside, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, will now be closed to ticketed guests,” reps for Capitol Police said in a statement, vowing that officers will “still have a heightened security posture with an increased law enforcement presence and layers of physical security.”