'Not even mobile phones' Donald Trump's state visit sparks security lock down
DONALD Trump's visit to Poland this week has been shrouded in secrecy but a security detail could see Secret Service block out phone signals, an expert has claimed.
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President Donald Trump is en route to visit Poland this Wednesday after accepting an invitation from his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda.
The exact details of the visit have been kept under wraps but an expert on America from the Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce has said the trip will entail a massive security operation.
Professor Włodzimierz Batóg, said: "The preparations for President Trump's visit to Poland have taken a multi pronged course.
"It even comes to the point where mobile phone signals are being blocked out within the vicinity of the cavalcade's route."
The White House's personal security protection unit, the Secret Service, is notoriously thorough in ensuring the President's safety.
Ahead of Mr Trump's arrival Secret Service agents are expected to scout out the the route of the presidential convoy as well as locations where Mr Trump will make an appearance.
Mr Batóg, added: ”They will inspect its appropriate length, appropriate number of turns, because the President has to move through the city swiftly and effectively enough to avoid congestion that could be spots for a potential attack.”
Manhole covers were reportedly blocked off during former President Barack Obama's final visit to Poland in 2016.
President Donald Trump will deliver a public speech during his visit
The US President will meet his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda
Mobile phone signals are being blocked out within the vicinity of the cavalcade's route
But, according to Mr Batóg, that visit came off as lacklustre because of a notable absence of people when the presidential column "drove through a dead city".
He said: ”This time we are expecting President Trump to be greeted a bit more enthusiastically, and that gives off a good impression and shows hospitality.”
The visit will only last one day, with Mr Trump heading out to the G20 summit in Germany on Friday, but the President will have time to address the public in a speech in a historic part of town.
Secret Service could disrupt phone signals to protect Mr Trump
He will also head to a European summit of the Three Seas project, hosted by 12 nations in the central European, Baltic and Balkan regions.
US ambassador to Poland, Paul W. Jones, said: “I think it is going to be a fantastic visit.”
Outside of these engagements, Mr Trump will promote the exports of US natural gas to Poland when he sits down with Mr Duda on Thursday.