The U.S. Secret Service has increased its security presence at the White House, President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and other protected sites across the country in the wake of the battle in Iran.
“The U.S. Secret Service is actively monitoring the situation in Iran and remains in close coordination with our federal and local partners,” the agency said in a statement Saturday afternoon.
“The agency’s protective model is designed to be adaptable to meet the needs of the current security environment and ensure the continued safety of our protectees, protective sites, and the surrounding communities,” it added. “The public may notice an increased law enforcement and federal presence around U.S. Secret Service-protected sites.”
The heightened security measures include all locations involving President Trump, Vice President JD Vance’s residence, and the residences of former presidents as well as the FBI.
The presence at Mar-a-Lago had already been significant after an armed man carrying a shotgun and a gas can was killed by two Secret Service agents and a deputy sheriff following his entry into the estate’s inner perimeter.
Trump and Vance were reportedly hundreds of miles apart when they orchestrated Saturday’s strikes on Iran.
Trump, along with his national security team, gave the attack orders from Mar-a-Lago, where he is spending the weekend. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was present.
Vance was linked to Mar-a-Lago through a conference line from the Situation Room at the White House, where he was joined by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
