Ring of Steel Installed Around White House As Police Brace for Violence [Video]

Authorities have erected new security fencing around the White House and other buildings in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as the nation’s capital braces for possible unrest on and after Election Day.

The Secret Service put up eight-foot metal fences around the White House, U.S. Capitol, Treasury Department complex and Vice President Kamala Harris‘ residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory, The Washington Post first reported.

A spokesperson for the Secret Service said fencing and other “physical public safety measures” would be installed around the buildings.

“The Secret Service is working closely with federal, state and local partners in Washington, DC and Palm Beach County, Florida to ensure heightened levels of Election Day safety and security,” a Secret Service spokesperson told Newsweek. “These enhancements are not in response to any specific issue but are part of wide ranging public safety preparations for Tuesday’s election.”