3 days Ago By Jack Phillips
The FBI said it is investigating a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course that prompted Secret Service agents to fire shots. The Secret Service and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office are conducting an investigation into the incident. “I AM SAFE AND WELL.
Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” Trump wrote in an emailed statement. Vance, a Republican Ohio senator, told reporters that he spoke with Trump on Sunday, saying he is in “good spirits.
” In one photo, the rifle is seen sticking through a chain-link fence that officials say was on the outer perimeter of the Trump International Golf Course. Bradshaw said that the suspect was approximately 400 to 500 yards from the former president and was positioned at the fourth or fifth hole of the course. Trump was one hole away from the suspect, he added, noting that a Secret Service agent was sent ahead of the former president.
Marion County William Snyder told reporters that when the suspect—who has not been officially named as of Sunday evening—was detained, he was calm and asked no questions about why. The state attorney for Palm Beach County, David Aronberg, told a news conference that the suspect will be charged at the state level but federal charges are also likely. Prosecutors are working on a warrant and detention applications.
“Our filing of the warrant and charges at the state level does not preclude the federal charges that could be coming,” he said. “But in the meantime, it looks like the warrants and a pretrial detention motion will happen first.” In a lengthy statement later Sunday, Biden said he is “relieved” that Trump was not harmed, adding that he commends “the work of the Secret Service and their law enforcement partners for their vigilance and their efforts to keep the former President and those around him safe.
” “I would imagine that the next time he comes to the golf course, there will probably be a little more people around the perimeter,” Bradshaw said. “But the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done, they provided exactly what the protection should have been and their agent did a fantastic job.”.
