'What's the point?' Trump plan for victory rally draws warning from ex-DHS official
Raw StoryA decision by Donald Trump and his inner circle to hold what they are calling a "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" in Washington, D.C., the night before his inauguration is being called into question by a former director of Department of Homeland Security. On the same day that New Orleans suffered a mass casualty attack on New Year's Eve revelers, followed by an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas that is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, Trump's people announced plans for the rally on January 19th at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," ex-DHS head Jeh Johnson told host Jonathan Lemire that the short notice, in light of the attacks, will present a problem for security. After pointing out the inauguration is "designated a national special security event," Johnson continued, "To put in the middle of those two events a very gigantic presidential level rally presents a significant security challenge in terms of resources, manpower, so it's not as simple as just throwing a big party on short notice."
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