President Donald J. Trump concludes his remarks at the 450th mile of the new border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, near the Texas Mexico border. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
They call Donald Trump, “Teflon Don,” but it appears more like he’s bulletproof as he survives yet another assassination attempt. This time, Trump was playing golf when he was shot at by a crazed Democrat named Ryan Routh. Read Trump’s own Truth Social comment on the attempt below. Bloomberg’s Alicia Diaz and Myles Miller report:
Former President Donald Trump is safe after his Secret Service detail opened fire at a man who was wielding an assault rifle at his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course Sunday, in what the Federal Bureau of Investigation called an apparent assassination attempt.
A suspect in custody was identified by federal officials as Ryan Routh, 58. He has eight arrests on his record, apparently for minor offenses, CNN reported. In 2002, Routh was convicted of possessing a machine gun, NBC reported, citing court records.
The incident would mark the second attempt on the Republican presidential candidate’s life in two months, after a gunman wounded Trump in the ear during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, days before he attended the Republican National Convention. The FBI said it’s “investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.”
Trump’s campaign and the US Secret Service said the former president was unharmed Sunday after a Secret Service agent engaged the man, who officials estimated was 300 to 500 yards away from Trump while he was golfing. The man fled and, based on a witness description of the suspect’s vehicle, he was subsequently stopped and taken into custody by police on Interstate 95, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters at a briefing.
“In the bushes where this guy was is an AK-47-style rifle with a scope,” two backpacks and a GoPro camera, Bradshaw said. “The Secret Service agent that was on the course did a fantastic job.”
The security arrangement is to have a Secret Service agent in position one hole in advance of Trump, Bradshaw said. “He was able to spot this rifle barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engaged that individual, at which time that individual took off,” he said.
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I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes – It was certainly an interesting day! Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement, for the incredible… pic.twitter.com/mV15rJygOR
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) September 16, 2024
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