
"I WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUTDOOR RALLIES, AND SECRET SERVICE HAS AGREED TO SUBSTANTIALLY STEP UP THEIR OPERATION," Trump posted in a defiant missive to Truth Social Saturday.
"THEY ARE VERY CAPABLE OF DOING SO. NO ONE CAN EVER BE ALLOWED TO STOP OR IMPEDE FREE SPEECH OR GATHERING!!!" he added.
Earlier this week the Secret Service urged Trump to forgo outdoor rallies due to their added security risks after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at the former president's rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
Trump was grazed in the ear while retired firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was fatally shot. Marine veteran David Dutch, 57, and retired grandfather, James Copenhaver, 74, were also seriously injured.
Crooks was shot dead by a Secret Service sniper.

Trump's Truth Social post is also a vote of confidence for the agency at large, after a number of critics have urged him to augment his campaign with private security.
Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, now serving as chair of the Republican National Committee, told The Post she had complete confidence in the agency to keep the former president safe.




Comment: Aaaand in a further finger to his enemies, Trump will make a return to Pennsylvania: After the SS tried to slag the Butler/Beaver forces as the weak link in Trump's Butler security, the local forces must make sure the SS dots every "i" and crosses every "t" in setting up security for this event. The informal law enforcement grapevine must be buzzing with warnings to their fellow officers.