Photo: Trump’s motorcade arrived in Milwaukee on the 14th. \AFP

[Ta Kung Pao News]According to ABC News: Former US President Trump has arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend the Republican National Convention from the 15th to the 18th. He is expected to be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate on the 18th, and his running mate will be announced as early as the 15th. Trump has just been assassinated, and the security of the Republican Convention has received close attention. US media noted that tennis balls and other items are prohibited in the restricted activity area (soft border) outside the venue, but the AR-15 rifle used by the gunman who assassinated Trump can be carried.

The Secret Service coordinator at the Republican National Committee said on the 14th that the Secret Service did not strengthen security measures for the Republican Convention due to the assassination on the 13th, because the event was already the “highest security level” designated by the government. According to ABC, the Secret Service is responsible for patrolling the emergency security cordon (hard boundary) and is prohibited from carrying guns; in the soft boundary area outside the hard boundary, air rifles, air pistols, tennis balls, drones and other items are not allowed, but real guns including AR-15 rifles are allowed.

More than 50,000 people are expected to flock to Milwaukee during the Republican convention. Bowman, a city councilman, said it is ridiculous to allow guns near the venue. “Imagine this: at the entrance, a person is carrying an AR-15 and a long rifle, and two pistols on his waist, but the police ask him, ‘Did you bring tennis balls?'”

Republicans accused the Secret Service of loopholes in security on the 13th, allowing the gunman to get close to Trump and shoot. The House Oversight Committee summoned Secret Service Director Chettle to testify in the House on the 22nd.