Former President Donald Trump “is safe” after gunfire was reported nearby in Florida, his campaign announced on Sunday.
“Multiple shots fired at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach where the former president is golfing today,” POLITICO’s Meridith McGraw reported on X.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign communications director, said in a brief statement, “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time.”
Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that two people exchanged gunfire outside the club, targeting each other and not Trump.
The report, citing the same insiders, emphasized that Trump was “never in danger” and the shooting happened in an area outside the clip known for lots of crime.
In mid-July, a shooter opened fire on Trump while he was speaking to a crowd during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The former president survived, though he was grazed in his right ear by a bullet. One rallygoer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two other attendees were wounded.
Secret Service snipers quickly took out the gunman, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, who unleashed the attack with a rifle from a nearby roof.
Multiple investigations ensued, with questions swirling about how law enforcement failed to stop the gunman in Butler before the shooting. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid blowback.
“Again folks!” Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, posted to X on Sunday. “SHOTS FIRED at Trump Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida.”
He added that local law enforcement said an AK-47 was discovered in the bushes and a suspect has “reportedly” been apprehended, although police have yet to confirm that detail.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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Former President Donald Trump “is safe” after gunfire was reported nearby in Florida, his campaign announced on Sunday.
“Multiple shots fired at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach where the former president is golfing today,” POLITICO’s Meridith McGraw reported on X.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign communications director, said in a brief statement, “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time.”
Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that two people exchanged gunfire outside the club, targeting each other and not Trump.
The report, citing the same insiders, emphasized that Trump was “never in danger” and the shooting happened in an area outside the clip known for lots of crime.
In mid-July, a shooter opened fire on Trump while he was speaking to a crowd during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The former president survived, though he was grazed in his right ear by a bullet. One rallygoer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two other attendees were wounded.
Secret Service snipers quickly took out the gunman, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, who unleashed the attack with a rifle from a nearby roof.
Multiple investigations ensued, with questions swirling about how law enforcement failed to stop the gunman in Butler before the shooting. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid blowback.
“Again folks!” Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s eldest son, posted to X on Sunday. “SHOTS FIRED at Trump Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida.”
He added that local law enforcement said an AK-47 was discovered in the bushes and a suspect has “reportedly” been apprehended, although police have yet to confirm that detail.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
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