How Donald’s loose Sunday golf Trump almost evolved into a new assassination attempt on him.

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On Sunday (15.09.2024, the former U.S. President, became the target of “a, ” as described by the FBI, at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump’s assassination attempt occurred only nine weeks after the previous attack on him and raises questions about Secret Service operations. Former US president and current candidate Donald Trump had returned to his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida this weekend after two weeks where the presidential debate with Kamala Harris and a West Coast tour, to gather support ahead of the November election. Sunday was to be a day of rest for Trump before he rejoined his campaign path. Yesterday 78-year-old Trump decided to engage in a golf course at his private club, Trump International at West Palm Beach. The former President was between the fifth and sixth holes on the field, when shots were heard near him. A member of the Secret Service spotted the barrel of a shotgun protruding from a hedge to bushes just a few hundred meters away. The aspiring perpetrator, who was identified as the one who left the spot before he could shoot him. But for the second time in just two months, someone came dangerously close to killing the candidate for the US presidency. Now, with the debate raging over the level of protection provided to Trump, a few weeks before the election expected to be a strongly contested election match, Dailymail shows how yesterday’s chaos unfolded. Sunday, September 15, 1.30 p.m. The West Palm Beach police station was alerted to the shootings by the Secret Service, after tracking down the perpetrator in the Trump International Golf Club bushes in Mar-a-Lago, West Palm Beach Sheriff Rick Bradshaw said. At that time, the would-be perpetrator was about 300-500 meters away from Republican presidential candidate, who played golf. A Secret Service agent spotted a gun barrel with a sight protruding through a fence on the golf course and was “directly involved” with the perpetrator, according to Bradshaw. The former president was rushed to a safe place, while the suspect fled the scene with a black SUV Nissan that had parked a short distance from his hideout. 1:40pm-2.00pm The director of communication of the 45th president’s campaign, Stephen Chang, said: “President Trump is safe after shooting in his area. There are no further details at the moment.” The former and current presidential candidate said he would “never surrender”. “There were shootings in my area, but before rumors began to get out of hand, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL! “ “ Nothing will stop me. I will never surrender!”, he wrote. “I will always love you for supporting me. Unity, peace. Make America Great Again. God bless you,” he still wrote. Meanwhile, a witness reported that the suspect escaped with Nissan, reporting the registration number. Suspect was arrested about 45 miles from the crime scene shortly after 2 p.m., after dozens of patrol cars pursued him, with the help of a helicopter. Vice President Kamala Harris said she was relieved that no one was injured. “I have been informed of reports of gunfire near former President Trump and his property in Florida and am glad he is safe,” he wrote to H, former Twitter. “Violence has no place in America”. The White House also issued an announcement and reported that both President Joe Biden and Harris were informed of the security incident. “The president and vice president were informed of the security incident at Trump International Golf Course, where former president Trump played golf” according to the White House. “They are relieved to know they are safe. They will be regularly informed by their team.” 4.29 p.m. – 4.32 p.m. Suspect is being held and remains calm. Sheriff Synder said: “He never asked, ‘What’s it about?”, while adding that “he never questioned it”. Daniel Rodriguez, who was returning with his family from Orlando after a football match, told the “wild scene” when the sheriff’s deputies stopped Ruth. “We saw many policemen starting to speed up behind us,” Rodriguez said. We saw a black Nissan speeding in and out of traffic. We saw a helicopter flying in the air and a lot more cops starting to show up. A state police officer then stopped and stopped the traffic lane.” 4.42pm The FBI announced that agents are investigating “what appears to be an attempt to assassinate former President Trump”. At the same time, Trump arrived back at his home in Mar-a-Lago. 5.17pm-5.18pm Bradshaw grants a press conference and tells the media that Trump’s golf club is surrounded by bushes, which makes it difficult to see the people hiding in it. He added that the gunman abandoned a rifle with a sight, a GoPro camera and two backpacks hung by a fence in his hideout along the side of the golf course. Suspect’s belongings are being processed, Bradshaw added, before revealing that the Secret Service agent who saw the suspect fired four to six bullets before the suspect escaped. Suspect is not believed to have fired a single shot. Images of the victim’s vehicle were given to police authorities by witness. 5.24pm Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County prosecutor, said prosecutors are processing a warrant and a petition for custody. 5.30pm Trump’s candidate vice president, J.D. Vance, said the former president was in a “good mood” after the incident. “I’m glad President Trump is safe. I talked to him before the news went public and he was, surprisingly, in a good mood. We still don’t know much, but I will hug my children very tightly tonight and say a prayer of gratitude” Vance wrote. 5.40pm Bradshaw announced that police authorities would have lined up on the golf course during the attempt if Trump were acting president. Because it is not, “safety is limited to areas the Secret Service deems possible”. “I imagine that the next time he comes to the golf course, there will probably be a little more people around the perimeter. But the Secret Service did exactly what it had to do, provided exactly the protection it had to have and its agent did fantastic work,’ Bradshaw said. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a social media post that the agency is working closely with the FBI, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office and other police authorities to investigate the incident. 6.03pm Authorities announced the suspect was identified as Ryan Wesley Ruth, 58, Hawaiian resident and registered Democrat. Ruth lived in North Carolina for most of his life before moving to Kaawa in Hawaii in 2018, according to the Associated Press. In Hawaii, he and his son seem to have had a company that was building hangars. Fifteen minutes later, Democratic vice president Tim Walts told former Twitter that he is glad Trump is “safe”. 6.33pm Congressman Elise Stefink issued a statement after the attack. “I am grateful to hear that President Trump is safe after today’s reported assassination attempt in Florida. He then wondered “how a murderer was allowed to approach President Trump again.” The MP also referred to the attempted murder of July and said: “There continues to be a lack of answers for the terrible assassination attempt in Pennsylvania and we expect a clear explanation for what happened today in Florida”. “We are grateful that the former president has done nothing, but we remain deeply concerned about political violence and condemn it in all its forms,” said MPs. 7.24pm Trump’s campaign leaders paid credit to the Secret Service for Trump’s rapid protection Sunday. Senior campaign advisers Chris LaKivita and Susie Wiles wrote in email to staff: “Today, for the second time in two months, an evil monster tried to take President Trump’s life. Fortunately, no one was injured on the golf course. President Trump and all those accompanying him are safe thanks to the great work of the United States Secret Service,” said 8.31pm. Florida governor Ron DeSantis said the state “will conduct its own investigation” of the assassination attempt. “The State of Florida will conduct its own investigation into attempted murder at Trump International Golf Club. The people deserve the truth about the aspiring murderer and about how he managed to reach the former president and current GOP candidate within 500 metres,” DeSantis told X. Democratic MP Ro Khanna repeated this message. “Two assassination attempts in 60 days against a former president & Republican candidate are unacceptable,” he wrote. “The Secret Service must come to Congress tomorrow, tell us what resources are needed to extend the protective perimeter, & let them put them to a cross-party vote on the same day”. 8.50pm President Joe Biden said he was informed of the shooting and that “there is no room for violence” in the US. “I have been informed by my team about what federal police authorities are investigating as a possible attempt to assassinate former President Trump today. A suspect has been detained and I commend the work of the Secret Service and their associates to law enforcement authorities on their vigilance and efforts to keep the former president and those around him safe. I’m relieved the former president is safe and sound. There is an active investigation into this incident, as police authorities gather more details about what happened. As I have said many times, there is no room for political violence or any violence ever in our country and I have instructed my group to continue to ensure that the Secret Service has every resource, potential and protection measure necessary to ensure the continued security of the former President,” Biden said. 9.04pm House Speaker Mike Johnson said Trump is “unstoppable”, after spending time with him after the incident. Although he was not on the field with the former president during the time, Johnson had a scheduled meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago next. “Kelly and I leave Mar-a-Lago, where we just spent a few hours with President Trump and thank God for protecting him today – once again. No leader in American history has suffered more attacks and remained so strong and durable. He is unstoppable”, wrote Johnson. 11:36pm Late Sunday, Trump posted a message on social media, thanking the secret services and police authorities that kept him safe, calling them ” brave and dedicated patriots”, adding that he was “certainly an interesting day”! On Monday he was to be informed in person by the executive director of the Ronald Row Secret Service about the investigation into the assassination attempt, according to a person who knew the plan and did not have permission to speak publicly. Information from Dailymail