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.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/donald-trump-safe-shots/index.html (Archive)

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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.

https://nypost.com/2024/09/15/us-ne...s-golf-club-while-ex-president-was-on-grounds (Archive)

 

[Fluoxetine Man]

We have a lot of crazy people here in Australia.

Including Abo-Niggers.

Almost no shootings though.

Some of us Abo-Niggers just stick to posting on the Farms (which might be more harmful than huffing petrol).

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

People don't hate journalists nearly enough.

 

[Meat Target]

People don't hate journalists nearly enough.
Wyświetl załącznik 6421364

They're also bringing out the cute little word trick of putting "assassination attempt" in snark quotes, and prefacing it with "possible" or "apparent".

Nigga, he was hiding in the bushes near Trump's golf course with a rifle. That's not a fucking coincidence. We're not stupid, we know what he was there for.

If you're gonna lie to me, at least have the courtesy to be good at it.

And the Dems now saying they "condemn political violence": too fucking late. They don't want a peaceful and fair election, they want to not be held accountable for fomenting TDS.

They should be getting on their knees and thanking God that Righties are either too magnanimous, too cucked, or have too much to lose, to respond in kind.

 

[Fluoxetine Man]

Wonder what his KF username was, he sounds a lot like some of the posters in the hohol bootlicker thread.

Hey wait a minute...where's HHH?!

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

They're also bringing out the cute little word trick of putting "assassination attempt" in snark quotes, and prefacing it with "possible" or "apparent".

Nigga, he was hiding in the bushes near Trump's golf course with a rifle. That's not a fucking coincidence. We're not stupid, we know what he was there for.

If you're gonna lie to me, at least have the courtesy to be good at it.

Maybe when someone sets the Politico HQ on fire with everyone still in it and after the ashes cool down, people will say it was a possible "arson attempt."

Hey wait a minute...where's HHH?!

I'm sure HHH is fine, the assassin wasn't a 400 pound Indian.

 

[Welsh Catgirl Enjoyer]

They're also bringing out the cute little word trick of putting "assassination attempt" in snark quotes, and prefacing it with "possible" or "apparent".

Nigga, he was hiding in the bushes near Trump's golf course with a rifle. That's not a fucking coincidence. We're not stupid, we know what he was there for.

If you're gonna lie to me, at least have the courtesy to be good at it.

They're absolutely downplaying how close it was.

If Trump's old man bowel kicked in and he went "I gotta go take a fat shit" and came into proximity of the loon, then that would've been that.

I also don't like how people are acting like it'd be a win if he did get shot. If either Trump or Harris get assassinated, then the US is going to erupt like a fucking powder keg. Civil wars have been started for less.

 

[RandyMiskatonic]

I also don't like how people are acting like it'd be a win if he did get shot. If either Trump or Harris get assassinated, then the US is going to erupt like a fucking powder keg. Civil wars have been started for less.

Remember the only thing leftists have ever wanted is to Kill Whitey. A civil war lets them Kill Whitey as much as they want and get UN support for it.

 

[Rick The Stick]

Well honestly I'd be miffed too if I was playing golf with a someone who used secret service officers in ghillie-suits to win a few rounds.

There truly is nothing sacred anymore

 

[Collections Agent]

Holy shit he’s thinks he’s being subtle calling for them to be assassinated.

Do you really think someone will read that tweet and go "Hmmm yeah that's not really fair let me go ahead and off myself by cop by trying something in the name of fairness"

Go back to reddit lmao

Hey wait a minute...where's HHH?!

He appears only where he's needed the most

 

[Meat Target]

Hey wait a minute...where's HHH?!

Baiting people in the thread next door.

 

[S3y88]

One last attempt for the boomer to kill his nation

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

He appears only where he's needed the most

But only if it's wheelchair accessible.

 

[make_it_so]

Fuck is going in in this thread? Twitter-level faggotry. It's like the most autistic regulars in the Trump cow thread mixed with the average A&N browser

The curse of the front page feature.

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

His attempt was foiled because the SS agents who were scanning for threats a mere one hole ahead of Trump's location on the golf course saw the barrel of his gun sticking over the fence.

So this numbskull failing to follow Rule 1 of the sniper's handbook(Shoot from concealment and camo your barrel) is what saved Trump's life.

Simo Häyhä is laughing at this schizofag from Valhalla.

 

[FieldPiece]

Once again it goes to show that being a Zionist in America is very dangerous. Good for Trump for being a mensch and keeping it up in face of the constant threats from the antisemites.

Edit: That nigga lived in Hawaii? What is it with Hawaii and left-wing derangement?
Wyświetl załącznik 6421298

Living near the ocean makes people retarded.

 

[Karma Khan]

Not only does this shooter seem nuts but he glows like a motherfucker. He's been up to way too much shit to not have been on the Feds' watchlists.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

Not only does this shooter seem nuts but he glows like a motherfucker. He's been up to way too much shit to not have been on the Feds' watchlists.

I think it's very telling when the feds couldn't find a better asset and had to resort to sending one of their own. Hiring crisis down at the CIA?

 

[Unique User Name]

Calling a fully automatic weapon a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" in charging documents is hillariously pozzed.

https://www.wired.com/story/ryan-ro...n-weapon-of-mass-destruction-criminal-record/ (A)

Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction​

Spoiler: Local Archive of Article Spoilered

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspected gunman involved in an apparent assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida on Sunday, was charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction more than 20 years ago.

“I figured he was either dead or in prison by now,” Tracy Fulk, the charging officer in the case, tells WIRED. “I had no clue that he had moved on and was continuing his escapades.”

According to court records from the Guilford District Court in North Carolina obtained by WIRED, Routh was arrested by the Greensboro Police Department on December 16, 2002.

Local reporting from Greensboro News and Record in 2002 states that Routh was pulled over by police during a traffic stop. Routh then drove to the business United Roofing, where he proceeded to barricade himself for three hours, the police said at the time.

Fulk says he was well known in the area, and that police would get alerts about him allegedly related to, as she remembers, weapons and explosives.


“One night I recognized him in his vehicle,” she says. “I knew he didn’t have a driver’s license, so I stopped him right in front of his roofing shop, which was what used to be on Lee Street in Greensboro. He stopped, and as I approached his truck he pulled a sack away from the center of the seat, and I saw a gun. So of course I drew my gun and started saying, ‘Hey! Show me your hands, show me your hands.’ And he just basically pulled into his driveway and ran into his house. So we ended up having a [Special Response Team] callout and a big standoff for a couple of hours before they went in and we arrested him.”


Routh was charged with possession of a fully automatic machine gun, referred to in court filings as a weapon of mass destruction. He was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon, as well as driving without a valid license and resisting, delaying, and obstructing law enforcement, according to Greensboro News and Record.



While the disposition of the case isn’t entirely clear, Routh did plead guilty to carrying a concealed gun.

Trump was not harmed on Sunday while playing golf. Law enforcement apprehended Routh after a Secret Service agent spotted a rifle sticking out of a perimeter fence on the course and engaged with the threat, firing at least four rounds in that direction. It’s unclear whether the gunman fired a shot. Law enforcement later found an AK-47 style rifle with a scope and a GoPro in the bushes.



The gunman was reportedly seen fleeing the scene and getting into a black Nissan; a witness took photos of the car and license plate, said Palm Beach County sheriff Ric Bradshaw at a Sunday press conference. “We had that information,” said Bradshaw. “Our real-time crime center put it out to the license plate readers, and we were able to get a hit on that vehicle on I-95.” Routh was arrested soon after.

The FBI has said they are investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination” of Trump. This is the second assassination attempt on the former president; the first occurred on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“My resolve is only stronger after another attempt on my life,” Trump wrote in a fundraising email after the apparent assassination attempt. “I will never slow down. I will never give up. I WILL NEVER SURRENDER!”



Fulk says Routh was well known for getting into armed confrontations with police. “I wasn’t the only one who had a standoff with him,” she says. “We always knew he had weapons.” Guilford County court records show Routh was charged dozens of times, often for driving-related offenses, going back to the early 1980s. In regards to why he wasn’t in jail, Fulk says, “All we can do is arrest them, and then obviously it goes into the court system and they decide all of that. It’s frustrating at times.”

The Greensboro Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did a lawyer who represented Routh in his 2003 divorce.

In 2023, Routh told The New York Times that he traveled to Ukraine after the Russian invasion to aid Ukraine and support the war effort. He said he planned to recruit Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban to fight for Ukraine. There is no evidence that Routh traveled to Ukraine or was successful at recruitment. Social media accounts that appear to be controlled by Routh have been taken down, but were reportedly full of erratic posts espousing Covid conspiracies, threats against Russia, and in support of politicians of a variety of ideologies.

 

[Twilight Twill*^]

Once again it goes to show that being a Zionist in America is very dangerous. Good for Trump for being a mensch and keeping it up in face of the constant threats from the antisemites.

Edit: That nigga lived in Hawaii? What is it with Hawaii and left-wing derangement?
Wyświetl załącznik 6421298

I believe residing on an island results in a higher preference for leftism, take Jew York city for example.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

The fact he was in an armed standoff with the police but didn't get ventilated is a dead giveaway he was a fed asset. Whole thing reeks of a crisis of competence in the glowies' ranks.