More U.S. Secret Service agents have been dispatched to Wilmington, Delaware, in anticipation of a possible presidential victory for Joe Biden after the Democratic Party candidate led the counting of votes against incumbent President Donald Trump, said a report from press on Friday.
The additional Secret Service agents were dispatched to Delaware on Thursday, CNN quoted two unidentified sources as saying.
Following a presidential victory, the detail of the USSS for an elected president would increase and reflect the size and scope of a president.
Additional airspace security measures are also in place, said a source familiar with USSS protocols. A team of the 77-year-old former US vice president has been on hold since last week, the source said.
According to the latest US media projections, Biden was ahead of Trump in Georgia. He has also taken the lead over Trump in Pennsylvania. Biden has garnered 253 electoral college votes out of the at least 270 needed to win the 2020 presidential election against Trump, a Republican. Trump has received 213 electoral collegiate votes out of 538 available.
“This is as expected. Actually, it’s a bit late. He is not conveying any specific concerns, “said a senior law enforcement official.
The security boost usually occurs on election night, the official said, but USSS has played it “cautiously” as the agency does not want it to be seen as an election decision.
On Wednesday, additional security assets were deployed to Biden’s caravan according to presidential entourages that are equipped to handle a wide variety of threats and situations and are not part of the typical Secret Service teams a candidate receives, in addition to Biden’s original details, the report. said.
A USSS spokesperson declined to provide additional details to CNN, saying: “For operational security reasons, the Secret Service cannot discuss specifically or in general terms the means, methods, or resources we use to carry out our protective mission.”
With PTI inputs
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