A biker gang is following the Trump campaign to offer additional protection
If somehow the Secret Service, local law enforcement, and Donald Trump's own security detail fail to protect him, the Republican presidential frontrunner has a biker gang to back him up. Ever since Trump was forced to cancel a rally in Chicago because of protesters, a group of 30,000 motorcyclists called Bikers for Trump has been patrolling his campaign events to help out law enforcement, Politico reports.
The group, which initially formed to hold independent rallies for Trump, is now appearing at Trump events across the country under the leadership of Chris Cox, a former advance man for former Vice President Dan Quayle. Though the group is doing this of their own accord, Politico reports that Trump's campaign isn't exactly hindering their efforts. Earlier this month, the bikers showed up in Albany to form a "protective barrier" between Trump supporters and Trump protesters. Just last week, the men showed up at a rally inside the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex where Politico reports they were "assuming functions typically reserved for paid security and police — patrolling the dirt floor of the arena, snatching and tearing protesters' signs, and following close behind law enforcement officials as they dragged protesters from the arena, ready to lend a hand."
Next up, the bikers plan to head to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and California — and then on to the convention in Cleveland. "We're not here to make headlines," Cox told Politico, "we're here to prevent them."
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