Trump's House Now Protected By Air Defense Systems (Photos)

<span style='font-size: 7pt;'>Trump's House Now Protected By Air Defense Systems (Photos)</span><br><br><blockquote><span style='color:blue;'><b>🇺🇸 Missile defense systems have been deployed near Mar-a-Lago and at the recently renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport in Florida amid what the Secret Service has described as a “heightened threat environment” ahead of midterm elections.</b></span> <br><br><b>Photos taken last week showed two Avenger Air Defense Systems positioned on a barge near Mar-a-Lago, the president’s sprawling Palm Beach resort and primary residence where he frequently spends weekends. U.S. service members in fatigues were also visible nearby.<br><br>An Avenger system, designed to counter aerial threats, was also installed on the south side of the Palm Beach airport, which was rebranded in honor of the Republican president earlier this year, according to The South Florida Sun Sentinel.<br><br>“The U.S. Secret Service is operating in a heightened threat environment, and we continuously adapt our protective operations to incorporate cutting-edge tools, technology, and methods to safeguard our protectees,” a Secret Service spokesman told The Independent.</b><br><br><b>“At the request of the U.S. Secret Service, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command are providing Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities in support of our protective operations,” the spokesperson added.<br><br>North American Aerospace Defense Command also confirmed to WPBF that the defense systems had been installed “in and around” Mar-a-Lago.<br><br>Last week, while Trump was in Florida, a fighter jet intercepted a civilian aircraft that crossed into restricted airspace over Mar-a-Lago, The Independent previously reported.<br><br>“After the fighter jet executed a standard headbutt maneuver to gain the pilot’s attention, the civilian aircraft established communication and safely exited the restricted airspace in full compliance with flight instructions,” NORAD said last Saturday.</b></blockquote><hr>🔗 <b><a rel=ugc href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mar-a-lago-missiles-air-defense-b3076848.html"><span style='color:red;'><u>Independent UK</u></span></a></b> | | <b><a rel=ugc href="https://www.twz.com/land/avenger-assemble-surface-to-air-missiles-deployed-to-protect-trumps-mar-a-lago-estate"><span style='color:blue;'><u>TWZ 10 News</u></span></a></b>