The White House is in talks about erecting permanent fencing around the public square across from the mansion, amid heightened concerns about security following several assassination attempts against President Donald Trump. 

Fencing would go around Lafayette Square and areas on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House, but the decision is still awaiting Trump’s approval, according to CBS News. The development comes after the president said earlier this week he is “No. 1 on the kill list for Iran,” and a gunman opened fire near the White House in late May, rattling officials, alongside a shooter whom officials say sought to assassinate Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in April.