Fencing Erected at WH, Capitol Ahead of Election

Bracing for potential unrest in the aftermath of Tuesday’s presidential election, federal and district authorities are installing security “enhancements” in Washington, D.C., with fencing around the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence, and the U.S. Capitol.

In addition, 8-foot fencing also now surrounds the Treasury Department complex and parts of Lafayette Square and the Naval Observatory, measures implemented by the U.S. Secret Service that “are part of wide-ranging public safety preparations for Tuesday’s election,” the agency said in a statement on Sunday.

The Secret Service is doing the same at the convention center in Palm Beach, Florida, where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is hosting an election-night party, The Washington Post reported.