DNC Security Preparations Not Impacted by Assassination Attempt, Say Authorities

Federal, state, local officials outline a perimeter scheme built out over a year of planning.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks before U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy, at the Old Post Office in Chicago, Ill., on June 28, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A common theme emerged from local, state, and federal officials Thursday at a Chicago press conference ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC): The approach to security has changed little because of July 13, when former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Anthony Guglielmi, the chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, told The Epoch Times that the DNC is considered a National Special Security Event (NSSE), a label assigned by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).