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Trump returns to outdoor rallies, now surrounded by bulletproof glass
Asheboro, North Carolina – Surrounded by bulletproof glass and enhanced security measures, former President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday at an outdoor rally for the first time since the assassination attempt over five weeks ago in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Speaking to an audience of a few thousand, according to the campaign, Trump took the stage with bulletproof glass in front and behind him, and mobile storage units and large trucks were brought in to block any views of the rally from potential vantage points outside of the immediate security perimeter. There was a heavy law enforcement presence, enveloping the venue with multiple snipers placed on rooftops near where the former president spoke on Wednesday.
Per two federal law enforcement officials, the rally had a series of Secret Service assets – counter-sniper teams, drone deployment, counter UAS or counter drone technology, plus advance countersurveillance teams. Advance teams walked the rally site a week ago, a type of robust walkthrough that did not happen before July 13.
The practice of using bulletproof glass for outdoor events is typically reserved for sitting presidents, but the Secret Service made an exception following the assassination attempt on Trump’s life, according to law enforcement officials.
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Trump will continue to be surrounded by glass at his outdoor rallies for the remainder of the election cycle. Advisors close to the former president say he likes hosting his campaign rallies outside because they can often accommodate more people.
The former president did not mention the Butler shooting in his remarks, which were mostly focused on national security, Vice President Kamala Harris and the ongoing Democratic National Convention.
The fallout of assassination attempt, however, was still felt Wednesday, with supporters chanting “Fight! Fight! Fight!” throughout both Trump’s speech and Sen. JD Vance’s remarks, and many attendees wore pro-Trump gear featuring images from the assassination attempt, including the now-iconic fist pump photo.
Gary and Kari Harvat, both first time rally attendees, said they noticed the large security presence that made them feel “pretty good” but they emphasized the need for civility.
“I wish things could be, on both sides, more civil,” Kari Harvat said. “I hope we can find it.”
“I think it’s safer now, just because of what happened previously,” Gary Harvat added. Both of them pointed to the law enforcement presence on the different buildings on the rally site.
“You can tell there’s not going to be another mistake like there was before,” he added.
Trump told Elon Musk in an interview on Aug. 12 on the social media platform X that he plans to return to the site of the assassination attempt in October, weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election.
“We’re all set up,” Trump added. “The people in Butler are fantastic.”
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Barry Enderwick is eating his way through history, one sandwich at a time. Every day from his home in San Jose, California, Enderwick posts a cooking video from a recipe that time forgot. From the 1905 British book “Salads, Sandwiches and Savouries,” Enderwick prepared the New York Sandwich.
The recipe called for 24 oysters, minced and mixed with mayonnaise, seasoned with lemon juice and pepper, and spread over buttered day-old French bread.
Rescuing recipes from the dustbin of history doesn’t always lead to culinary success. Sampling his New York Sandwich, Enderwick decried it as “a textural wasteland. No, thank you.” Into the trash bin it went!
But Enderwick’s efforts have yielded his own cookbook, a collection of some of the strangest – and sometimes unexpectedly delicious – historical recipes you’ve never heard of.
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He even has a traveling stage show: “Sandwiches of History Live.”
From the condiments to the sliced bread, this former Netflix executive has become something of a sandwich celebrity. “You can put just about anything in-between two slices of bread,” he said. “And it’s portable! In general, a sandwich is pretty easy fare. And so, they just have universal appeal.”
Though the sandwich gets its name famously from the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, the earliest sandwich Enderwick has eaten dates from 200 B.C.E. China, a seared beef sandwich called Rou Jia Mo.
He declared it delicious. “Between the onions, and all those spices and the soy sauce … oh my God! Oh man, this is so good!”
While Elvis was famous for his peanut butter and banana concoction, Enderwick says there’s another celebrity who should be more famous for his sandwich: Gene Kelly, who he says had “the greatest man sandwich in the world, which was basically mashed potatoes on bread. And it was delicious.”
Whether it’s a peanut and sardine sandwich (from “Blondie’s Cook Book” from 1947), or the parmesian radish sandwich (from 1909’s “The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book”), Enderwick tries to get a taste of who we were – good or gross – one recipe at a time.
RECIPE: A sophisticated club sandwich
Blogger Barry Enderwick, of Sandwiches of History, offers “Sunday Morning” viewers a 1958 recipe for a club sandwich that, he says, shouldn’t work, but actually does, really well!
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