US Trump is ‘safe following gunshots in his vicinity,’ campaign says in statement - An AK-47 was discovered in the bushes, per local law enforcement

The Trump campaign on Sunday said former President Donald Trump is “safe following gunshots in his vicinity.”

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement that did not provide additional details.

The former president was playing golf at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach. The course was immediately locked down, according to a source familiar.

The Secret Service said on X that it is working with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a protective incident involving Trump. The Secret Service said the incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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Trump taken to safety after Secret Service opens fire on man with possible gun at his Palm Beach golf club​

Donald Trump was taken to safety by the Secret Service after agents opened fire on a man who was spotted with what may have been a gun while the former president was on the links, according to law enforcement sources.

Sources said the Secret Service spotted a suspicious individual on the Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach, and opened fire when agents saw what appeared to be the barrel of a gun.

It’s not clear whether the man was on the course or near it.

An agent opened fire, shooting multiple times.

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said Sunday afternoon.

The man was later arrested by local police on I-95.

It comes almost exactly two months after Thomas Matthew Crooks shot Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa. on July 13 — wounding him in the ear.

Sen. Lindsey Graham took to X minutes after news of the shooting broke to laud the former president for his fortitude.

“Just spoke with President Trump. He is one of the strongest people I’ve ever known. He’s in good spirits and he is more resolved than ever to save our country.”

The West Palm Beach course is about five miles inland from Mar-a-Lago, which Trump dubbed the “Winter White House.”

The Secret Service — which came under widespread criticism following the July assassination attempt — wrote on X that it was investigating a “protective incident” involving the former president that occurred shortly before 2 p.m.

The agency said it’s coordinating with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office on the investigation.

Initial reports suggested two people were firing at each other. However, sources said investigators now believe the Secret Service agent was the only shooter.

The man’s motives are not yet known. He was arrested by Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies.

The White House issued a statement soon after the incident: “The President and Vice President have been briefed about the security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team.”

This is a developing story.

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[Montalbane]

I thank the good Lord above for making my ideological enemies ridicoulos.
But to make them retarded and gay was just a tad too much, still appreciate it though.

 

[not william stenchever]

Trump should probably hire the finest that Erik Prince can provide through whatever they're calling Blackwater these days. Time to stop fucking around and hire some killers and a real PSD instead of the pussy ass SS agents that they've put on his detail.

A Praetorian Guard that draws exceptionally large paychecks would certainly be a sign of the times.

 

[Paranoia Machine]

So you agree with the below?
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Yes. I also am not an anti-gun faggot. I'm pointing out that when you have a nation full of morons with exclusive access to guns, which we are and we do; you get incidents like today. It's not a big government plot; it's a retard with a gun.
Retards own guns and do retarded things with them all the time, it doesn't mean that everyone that owns a gun is retarded and that the outlier speaks for them.
That's like saying you hate cars because someone got killed drunk-driving once.

I don't talk guns because there's never a natural time to talk about them, but my favorite firearm is the Baretta 686. I like shotguns. Especially double-barrels. The over-under design of the barrels makes accuracy and kickback a lot nicer to work with.

 

[FightenGnome]

I fear we are witnessing the beginning of the fall of the West

t she was already demanding a second one -- a do over -- before they even left the building.

Trump: I like the current abortion laws, let me talk at great length about how I have no desire to change them.
Harris: Trump wants to ban abortion day 1! It's part of his Agenda 2025!

Agenda 2025, Abortion Ban, Tearing up the Constitution, Trump killing everyone when he gets in (Bloodbath!), Hell she may have said he was going to make himself dictator for life.

Trump said some dumb shit, but Kamala really dropped the ball on that one. The CNN talking points given to her beforehand sounds histrionic to every one but bought in liberals. All she had to do was shut up and let Trump go on and on and she would have done better.

 

[GuntPatrol]

Trump should probably hire the finest that Erik Prince can provide through whatever they're calling Blackwater these days. Time to stop fucking around and hire some killers and a real PSD instead of the pussy ass SS agents that they've put on his detail.

He needs a fleet of Humvees with ring-mounted M134 Miniguns, and a swarm of drones surveilling every inch within a half-mile radius. Anyone who so much as sneezes in his general direction should get lit up like a Christmas tree with 6,000 rounds per minute. It's insane that this level of incompetency is allowed to continue under Biden's USSS/DHS.

 

[Estate]

After the first attempt, Trump decided it's a good idea to have Laura Loomer suck his dick.
After the second attempt...
I'm rooting for a ratchet pregnancy arc and funny scandalous reveals.
GOD WILLS IT!

 

[MarvinTheParanoidAndroid]

Gun laws are pretty decent in FL. You can carry just about anywhere for "self-defense." I thought this was considered a good thing. Is it not, anymore?

>Assassination attempt literally foiled by SS agent firing back
>Spergs about gun control

Why are you people this dumb and ghoulish? Were you expecting anyone to be persuaded by this?

 

[HTTP Error 404]

He looks so proud of himself.

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Reminds me of one of those commie inspirational paintings.

Remember, they don't believe in second order effects. He just prepared to shoot at the president, that's a completely different lever, he didn't pull the "send me to jail" lever! Besides, he has a CIA handler, he even follows her on Twitter. He'll be let go the second things calm down. Even faster if one of the other assets get Trump. They NEED him to help run the Ukraine war effort, after all!

 

[GuntPatrol]

After the first attempt, Trump decided it's a good idea to have Laura Loomer suck his dick.
After the second attempt...
I'm rooting for a ratchet pregnancy arc and funny scandalous reveals.
GOD WILLS IT!

"GOD'S PLAN! GOD'S PLAN! IT'S GOD'S PLAN!!!" Trump absconds to Mexico in a red Nissan Frontier with Loomer in the passenger seat. "MY ARRIVAL IS IMMINENT!!!" while he road rages at semi trucks, brake checking them and passing on the shoulder.

 

[FightenGnome]

while the GOP desperately tries to build up enough courage to split from him and find a new direction without him would be the best way to reorient the Overton window.

I supported Trump online back in 2016, but was disappointed by the Tangerine Tyrant's first term. Still, the man represents the change of the conservative voter, imperfectly, over the GOP establishment. If Trump and the Trumpists were driven from politics, it would be fingers like Jeb! with their guac bowls out there running against the democrats. You see that in the UK and other conservative parties where it's liberalism but with tax cuts, social program cuts, and meddling with foreign nations while staying hostile to places like NK when a more diplomatic approach might be more prudent.

I've heard people on the right say these things, but if Trump and his allies were washed out of politics, you're not going to get any change. Change happens in increments. If all it took was a non-retard to run for president it would have happened already. If right-wingers don't believe that a future conservative candidate running GOP isn't going to screwed by the Republicucks like Bernie was screwed by the Demonrats then further reflection is required.

 

[clipartfan92]

They're going to stop fucking around very soon and have to guarantee his death to save their own asses. At this point, I'm still going with my prediction from a month ago:

I've been thinking that they're going to use a MANPAD to take his plane out, using operatives who slipped across the porous southern border.

 

[Pumpkin Girl IRL]

Do Not Taunt Hollywood Hulk Hogan

Dude's an obese IT jockey larping as a tough guy frontline worker. Nothing we say about him can be funnier than the reality.

 

[Broadside]

It's so insane how the left keeps saying 'he voted for Trump once'. Even if that's true, which who knows for sure, that doesn't mean he's not a deranged leftwinger. Everything else points to it, but that one thing and Vivek tweet? Oh he's gotta be an alt-right type that just wanted to shoot Trump. Right

It's called cope

 

[x3firehexx]

Dude's got a helluva express ticked to ADX florence

 

[CarlosDanger]

The Vivek/Haley tweet existed for them to form a ticket to beat Trump, it had nothing to do with this nutbar actually wanting to vote for them. He sees Trump as pure evil and him losing was the endgame, his retarded son said as much "he hates Trump like any sane person does."

 

[Astro Galactic Megalul]

If he was Gun Tuber obsessed, he would know that bags of floor tiles =\= body armor

I can already see guntubers doing ballistic tests on ceramic tile backpacks, it's coming for sure.
Assuming the information is correct and it's not in fact proper ceramic plates (seriously doubt it). Might've as well filled backpacks with fine china, clanking around like he's setting up a tea party while trying to assassinate president.
How are comedians supposed to make living nowadays? You can't write this shit.

 

[Merchmongler]

Founder of Blackrock

Blackwater, not Blackrock.

 

[demicolon]

Dude's an obese IT jockey larping as a tough guy frontline worker. Nothing we say about him can be funnier than the reality.

Don't make me feel old, grub.

 

[not william stenchever]

They're going to stop fucking around very soon and have to guarantee his death to save their own asses. At this point, I'm still going with my prediction from a month ago:

The missile will end up flying wide of the aircraft because Orange Man has the mandate of heaven.

 

[Bill Evans 45]

Diane Abbott once turned up not just wearing two odd shoes, but both of them were left shoes.

I consider you a reliable informant and I know Abbot can't into math, but this is so nuts I had to check. Good grief Charlie Brown.