Trump, Carson get Secret Service details

Ben Carson and Donald Trump are the first 2016 candidates to receive Secret Service protection.

The homeland security secretary chose to authorize the new details today, Johnson spokeswoman Marsha Catron confirmed in a statement.

The presence of Secret Service agents can elevate the perception of a campaign’s legitimacy.

The decision had been expected since last month, when representatives with both campaigns met with Secret Service officials about the possibility. According to CNN, Trump and Carson are the first 2016 candidates to receive it, though Hillary Clinton already has protection as a former first lady.

“They’re in no rush because I’m a Republican”, he said.

“Of course I don’t think they’d want anything to happen”, he said of the Secret Service.

The Washington Post revealed that nominated presidential candidates from both parties began getting protection from the Secret Service following Robert Kennedy’s assassination in 1968. The method of deciding whether or not safety of candidates frequently consists of these elements: national polling, main/caucus outcomes or proportion of dedicated delegates to the party bash conference, amounts of contributions received, & the present threat setting.

Trump reportedly bolstered his private security in July after a purported threat from Mexican drug cartel lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, who escaped from prison earlier this year. Trump said he’d like to be called “Humble”, while Carson said his preferred nomenclature is “One Nation”.