Fox News: Trump campaign seeks increased security as election draws near, including military aircraft amid Iran threats

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Trump campaign seeks increased security as election draws near, including military aircraft amid Iran threats

President Biden on Friday said he will grant the Trump campaign the extra security is it requesting as he continues to campaign for the presidency.......                    ...                        ...The campaign for former You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login has asked the White House for enhanced Secret Service security amid safety concerns in the final stages of the election, citing threats from Iran, Fox News has learned.......On Friday, President Biden was asked about the request by the GOP nominee for enhanced security protocols. ......"As long as you don't ask for F-15s. Well, look, I've told them to give him every, every single thing he needs as if he were a sitting president," Biden said. "If it's within that category. That's fine."......The Trump campaign cited serious threats from Iran for extra protection. It asked for temporary airspace restrictions on the campaign trail, motorcade drivers with tactical experience and vehicles like the "Beast", the bullet-proof vehicle used by You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., wrote a letter to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Lloyd Austin, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Rowe warning that Iran was actively trying to kill Trump. ......Waltz asked that various aircraft, including You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login with defense capabilities, be provided for Trump in case of a missile attack, as well as a C-17 or C-40. ......The requests came following two failed assassination attempts on Trump within weeks of each other. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Last month, Trump talked of a potential Iranian assassination threat against him. ......Tehran's potential assassination plot was detailed in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, showing other potential targets included Biden and former presidential candidate Nikki Haley, along with other "politicians, military people or bureaucrats."......At one point, Trump was briefed about "real and specific threats" from Iran to assassinate him, the campaign said last month. ......Iran's aim to assassinate Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, is part of the Islamic Republic's efforts to "destabilize and sow chaos in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a press release at the time. ......Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace contributed to this report. ...

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