The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers, according to a copy of an agency report obtained by the News4 I-Team.
The agency, along with the National Park Service, said it intends to begin building a “taller, stronger” fence to protect the White House grounds by 2018.
Details of the plan were included in an audio recording of a briefing made by federal officials, which was released to the I-Team Wednesday. The same briefing is expected to be presented May 5 at a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, which must first approve any changes to White House fencing.
“The current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era. We’ve said that before. It is becoming more and more acutely clear that that is in fact the case,” Secret Service official Tom Dougherty said in the briefing to federal officials.
Obama recognizes the value of walls when it comes to his own security, but apparently not when it comes to the American people. Naturally, GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump weighed in:
Source: AAN
NO they are preparing for what will come soon enough...
ReplyDeleteThat wont stop anyone, all that is needed is a ladder...
A moat, drawbridges and battlements to protect his crown.
ReplyDeleteThe Peoples House?
ReplyDeleteAnd 220 volts running through it might discourage trespassers.
ReplyDeleteIf that house had an honorable guest, the people would respect the present fence, which has served well for centuries. Hopefully, on January 20, an Honorable guest named Trump will be moved in there.
ReplyDeleteI wonder who's brother-in-law is in the fence business?
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