Secret Service director ‘confident’ in RNC security plan

The U.S. Secret Service said Monday it’s assured in the security plan for the Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump is expected to accept the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.

“I am confident in the security plan our Secret Service RNC coordinator and our partners have put in place, which we have reviewed and strengthened in the wake of Saturday’s shooting,” Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said in a statement Monday.

It comes after the FBI said Sunday that a 20-year-old gunman attempted to assassinate the former president at a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. The gunman was shot and killed seconds after Trump was shot; he acted alone and was not previously on the FBI’s radar.