Key Facts

• President Trump wants a drone port on the new White House ballroom roof, featuring armed drones and troops.
• The U.S. Secret Service already runs a drone port close to the White House, using small, unarmed drones for surveillance.
• The Secret Service drones act as flying cameras, helping officers monitor threats around the White House area.
• These drones use AI technology to avoid obstacles and track targets.
• The existing Secret Service drone port was not publicly known before this report.
• Trump says the drone port was requested by military officials to increase drone capacity.
• The White House and Secret Service have not shared detailed information about the types of drones that will be used on the ballroom roof.
• Experts say real security drones are more likely to perform monitoring and perimeter sweeps than aggressive attacks.