Secret Service To Trump: Your Golf Courses Aren’t Safe

Reuters reports:

The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf.

Trump asked Ronald Rowe, the Secret Service’s acting director, in a meeting on Monday whether it was safe for him to continue playing. Rowe said the Secret Service views the golf course at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as easier to secure because it is a military course.

Trump on Tuesday told Fox News “we’ve long requested more people” and that additional Secret Service protection was forthcoming. “I think we are getting it now. Somebody told me that they will be providing more people now,” Trump told interviewer Sean Hannity by telephone.

Read the full article. Trump plays at his own courses in part because he can charge the Secret Service for golf carts and food. His West Palm Beach course in particular abuts areas easily accessed by the public, as seen in the shooting attempt.

The Secret Service’s acting director advised Donald Trump that golfing without added security measures isn’t safe, Trump campaign officials told @CBSNews. pic.twitter.com/0BRNYviGzU

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