Donald Trump is safe after several shots were fired “in close proximity,” Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said without providing further details. Trump is currently in Palm Beach, Florida, and was playing a round of golf when gunshots were heard outside his club, the Trump International Golf Course, the county sheriff's office said. However, the dynamics of the events are not yet entirely clear. This time, the intervention of the Secret Service was immediate, accused in July of serious failures for failing to prevent the shooting of a young improvised sniper at Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. “The Secret Service, in collaboration with the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, is investigating the threat to the safety of former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly after 2 p.m.,” agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, confirming that the Republican candidate for USA 2024 “is safe.”
The Golf Club Shooting and Arrest
Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, added that one person had been arrested in connection with the shooting. “It's unclear what the intent was,” he said, deferring further details until a news conference. According to the New York Post One or more Secret Service agents opened fire on a man holding what appeared to be a firearm, “it is unclear whether inside or outside the club.” The suspect would then be arrested, while Trump would be taken to safety. According to the CNN The officers who intervened then found a backpack, an AK-47 semi-automatic weapon and a Go-Pro camera on the scene. The reconstructions for the moment are all to be confirmed. While waiting for details and clarifications, however, a note from the White House arrived quickly which, almost exactly two months after the great fear of the (failed) attack on the opponent, announced that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “have been informed of the shooting near Donald Trump and we are relieved that he is safe.”
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