US presidential candidate Donald Trump has been escorted to a safe house by the Secret Service after agents opened fire on a man seen with a gun while the former president was on his golf course.
This was reported by the New York Post, citing sources in American law enforcement agencies.
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According to sources, Secret Service agents spotted a suspicious man on the Trump International Golf Course West Palm Beach and opened fire when agents saw what they thought was a gun.
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The publication notes that it is currently unclear whether the man was on the course or near him.
At the same time, one of the US Secret Service agents opened fire, firing several times.
—President Trump is safe after shots were fired near him. No further details are available at this time, — Trump's press secretary Steven Cheung said Sunday afternoon.
The man was later arrested by local police on I-95.
This comes almost exactly two months after Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Minutes after news of the shooting broke, Sen. Lindsey Graham took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise the former president's resilience.
— Just spoke with President Trump. He is one of the strongest men I have ever known. He is in good spirits and more determined than ever to save our country, the senator wrote.
The West Palm Beach golf course is just a few miles from Mar-a-Lago, which Trump has dubbed his “winter White House”.
Shooting near Trump: US Secret Service launches investigation
The Secret Service, which has come under widespread criticism following the July assassination attempt, wrote on social media X that it is investigating the “protective incident” involving the former president, which occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time. The agency said it is coordinating the investigation with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Note that it was initially reported that two people were shooting at each other. However, according to sources, investigators now believe that only the Secret Service agent was the shooter.
