Donald Trump arrived at his heavily guarded namesake Manhattan tower Tuesday night and was led inside under the protection of a white tent and Secret Service snipers amid a boost in security for the former first family while in New York City.
The Republican presidential nominee arrived at Trump Tower shortly before 11 p.m. after flying to New York from Michigan, where he attended a town hall in Flint.
Trump, 78, was unloaded from his motorcade under the cover of a white tent before he was led into the Fifth Avenue tower with an assist from the NYPD.
A Secret Service counter-sniper team was stationed on scaffolding above surveying the area as Trump’s motorcade pulled up.
Law enforcement sources said the ex-president and his family are being treated to extra security details while visiting the city, given the narrowly foiled attempt on his life at his Florida golf course on Sunday, just over two months after a different gunman tried to kill him at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
His security detail is larger than that of any other former president receives while in the five boroughs, the sources added.
Trump’s family members are also getting enhanced details while in the city — with the NYPD stepping in to provide the additional protection.
Former first lady, Melania Trump, was spotted with her own heavily armed detail when leaving Trump Tower earlier in the day.
She was seen leaving her husband’s namesake building with a motorcade of eight vehicles — double the number she typically has.
Trump is in town for a campaign rally on Long Island Wednesday.
