THE Secret Service is facing the toughest election period ever - and security bosses are bracing for unrest, a former chief has warned. A.T.
Smith - who spent nearly 29 years in the Secret Service - fears there is "no end in sight" for the tensions plaguing the US and more violence could be on the cards. It comes after both Trump and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris were forced to speak from behind bullet-proof glass after an assassination attempt on the former president's life. Frank Carillo, 66, of Winchester, Virginia, was also charged in August with making violent threats against Harris' life when he said she "needs to be put on fire alive".
Congress is reportedly already preparing for post-election violence by hiring more state troopers to guard the grounds, according to Axios. A number of other violent kidnapping and assassination plots have previously been connected to elections - including against Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 by a far-right militia. Mr Smith, deputy director of the Secret Service between 2012 and 2015, told The Sun: "I think the possibility of some level of unrest is very likely if Donald Trump wins.
" Although Mr Smith did not specify the type of unrest, it is feared the election could spark similar violence to January 6. Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol - smashing windows and breaking into offices to stop the certification of the 2020 election after they refused to accept the Republican's narrow loss to Joe Biden . US voters are wor.
