US President Joe Biden said Donald Trump's request for increased security, including military aircraft, should be approved after two assassination attempts on the Republican presidential candidate.
Speaking to reporters, President Joe Biden said that Mr. Trump should be given everything he needs, "as long as he doesn't ask for F-15s."
Mr Trump's campaign recently contacted the White House and the Secret Service to request increased protection, according to US media.
"I've directed him to give him everything — everything that he needs as if he were a sitting president. Give him everything he needs. If it fits that category, fine. But if it doesn't, then he shouldn't," President Joe Biden explained.
The request for military assets includes aircraft and vehicles to transport Mr. Trump between campaign events and extends flight restrictions to his home and rallies.
Articles in the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN did not mention whether the Republican campaign sought fighter jet escort.
Donald Trump's presidential rival Kamala Harris is protected by the US Marine Corps as Vice President and travels on a US military aircraft designated Air Force Two.
The Secret Service, the agency responsible for protecting presidential candidates, confirmed that it had received a request to increase Mr Trump's protection but did not disclose details.
"The former president is receiving the highest level of protection," a representative for the agency said, noting that the Secret Service will continue to adjust protection to respond to evolving threats.
The US Secret Service faced criticism after the first assassination attempt on Mr Trump in July, leading to the resignation of the agency's director.
Since then, the Secret Service has stepped up protection measures for Mr. Trump, including the use of drones, counter-drone technology and other protection and surveillance systems.
Last month, Mr Trump claimed there was a “major threat” to his life from Iran after he and his team met with representatives from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
The agency declined to disclose details of the meeting, but Mr Trump's campaign said it focused on "real threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilise and sow chaos in the United States".
Mr. Trump narrowly escaped death on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old man fired multiple shots from the roof of a building, grazing Mr. Trump’s ear and killing a spectator.
Suspect Thomas M. Crooks was killed by the US Secret Service and his body was quickly cremated. His social media accounts were also deleted.
Next, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested by the Secret Service on September 15 after being caught attempting to shoot Mr. Trump at a golf course in Florida.
The FBI is investigating both incidents as attempted assassinations, but authorities have yet to provide any information about a motive and have not disclosed any evidence linking the attacks to an Iranian plot.
