The D.C. Metropolitan Police said it has stepped up its “security posture” following Wednesday’s deadly terror attack in New Orleans.
Here’s the statement from D.C. police:
Of course, the attack in New Orleans and the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas come just days before the 119th Congress convenes to elect the speaker and certify the 2024 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration also looms just a few weeks away. Security is always very tight at those events, and it will be even more so this year following the assassination attempts against Trump.
Security fencing is already going up around the Capitol, as is standard procedure for a presidential inauguration.
Congressional leaders — Speaker Mike Johnson and outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — have already been briefed on the recent attacks.
And the House Homeland Security Committee will be briefed on the attacks at 10 a.m. today, according to a source familiar with the matter.
