The Secret Service will send extra agents to protect Joe Biden on Friday in preparation for a possible victory speech for the presidential election, a report said.
The reinforcements will be assigned to Wilmington, Del., where the Biden campaign is headquartered at a riverfront convention center, as votes continue to be counted in several key battleground states, sources told The Washington Post.
The agents were dispatched once learning the former vice president planned to remain at the center on Friday.
Flights were also temporarily restricted over Biden’s Wilmington home and the Chase Center in the city, according to the Delaware News Journal.
The Federal Aviation Administration listed the restriction over the Chase Center — where Biden has delivered speeches — for “VIP movement,” while the one over Biden’s home is for “special security reasons.”
Only flights arriving or leaving the New Castle Airport and those on active firefighting, law enforcement or ambulance duties are allowed to enter the restricted air space, the outlet said.
The zone over the Chase Center, which is set to expire Friday, extends three nautical miles from the surface to a 2,999-foot altitude. The one over Biden’s home, which expires Saturday, spans one nautical mile and an altitude of 1,000 feet.
Violators face an up to 12-month prison sentence and $100,000 fine and could have their pilot’s license suspended or revoked.
Biden could reach the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency by Friday and make a victory speech from the convention center.
Though Biden is getting added security, the Secret Service has yet to staff him with the level of protection given to presidents-elect, the report said.
The Secret Service and the Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment from the newspaper.