By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Secret Service is on edge as it prepares for one of the most contentious inauguration days in U.S. history.
Protesters plan to converge in Washington D.C. to rally against Donald Trump, while tens of thousands of his supporters are expected to gather for the event, WTOP reports.
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy said he’s worried about potential violent acts.
“I think people today are willing to do things they may not have been willing to do in the past,” Clancy said.
Clancy pointed out other incidents during the campaign, “where people jumped over those bike racks or security zones into our buffer. In the past, it was very rare for somebody to do that. Today, in this past campaign, people were willing to do it.”
Among the concerns are terrorist attacks.
“We know that this (Washington region) is a high-profile [terror] target. It’s been attacked in the past, historically,” said Paul Abbate, the FBI’s executive assistant director for the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch.
