“Beginning Sunday, August 25, and in response to a request from the United States Secret Service (USSS), the Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park, located at 1 & 7 E.Del Ray Ave., will be temporarily closed until further notice,” a city notice read, reported the local news website ALXnow.
The local news website captured people’s anger as they said the park belongs to the people and JD Vance’s protection can’t block the park. “I am all for protecting people, but if that park is such a danger, he should probably move,” one said.
“The park belongs to the city and the people of Alexandria not his protection staff. And to be perfectly honest, a true Republican would not want the government infringing on other people’s rights,” another said.
Michael Brown, former executive director of the Nevada Governor’s office of economic development said Judy Lowe after whom the park was named was a Democratic activist and believed in everything that Vance opposes.
The local authorities said that the request to close the park came from the Secret Service and will be remain closed until further notice. The request came a month after former president Donald Trump was shot at by a gunman at a rally in Pennsylvania, Butler.
The Ohio senator has two residences: one in Ohio — Cincinnati and one near Washington DC 00 Alexandria.
Source : Times of India