• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 hours ago

    Teddy Roosevelt famously only needed his speech booklet (he continued to give his speech after being shot by a would-be assassin).

    Reagan also was shot by a .22LR rifle (which he initially didn’t notice) without a vest on.

    Usually the Secret Service is enough though. You usually aren’t getting close enough to the president outside of ceremonial/public event circumstances unless you have “Yankee White” clearance anyway (You’d be detained before getting within a few blocks of them).

    • Pennomi@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I’m shocked no one has tried the explosive drone technique. Even active war zones have trouble containing those, let alone a couple block perimeter.

      • plz1@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        They have countermeasures in place for drones in “no fly” air space. And that air space is a moving box around him.