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The agency will use bulletproof glass to shield Trump, as well
as other technical security measures that have not normally been
provided for presidential candidates, the Washington Post cited
an unidentified Secret Service official as saying.
The former U.S. president survived an assassination attempt on
July 13 at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Security at that rally has been under scrutiny, with the
shooting having raised serious concerns about how the suspect
was able to access a nearby rooftop with a direct line of sight
to where Trump was speaking.
The Secret Service has said it was "ashamed" of the security
lapse and its chief stepped down in the assassination attempt's
aftermath.
The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for
comment on the Washington Post report.
A rally attendee was killed in the shooting and two others were
wounded. FBI officials have yet to identify a motive for the
suspected shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, who was shot dead
by a Secret Service agent after opening fire.
Following the attack, the Secret Service recommended that Trump
avoid large outdoor events. Trump subsequently said he would
continue outdoor rallies and that the Secret Service had "agreed
to substantially step up their operation" to protect him.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Jasper Ward and David Ljunggren;
editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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