Hello and good evening. Coming at you with Breaking News. At this hour, security is ramped up and the Secret Service is on high alert at mar alago after an apparent Assassination Attempt on former president Donald Trump. Now he is home tonight unharmed. But no less than a Dozen Police cars are visible at the resort and an Investigation Led by the fbi is under way after the Secret Service fired on an armed man while trump was on the course. Just a few hundred feet away. One person is in Law Enforcement Custody. Identified as ryan welsey routh. Age 58. An Ak47 And Scope were recovered at the scene among other things. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and governor Tim Walz have also made statements that theyre glad hes safe. Just last hour posted on Social Media calling him strong and resilient. So lets start in West Palm Beach where Kathy Park is standing by. Describe the scene for us, whats the latest. Reporter good evening so were right in front of the Golf Course. And
Deadline White House starts right now. Hi, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. Again and again and again, its worth repeating, political violence, regardless of any motive, any method, or any target is antithetical to our democracy, to a healthy and vibrant democracy anywhere on the planet, full stop. Our system of government, our very way of life depends not on bullets, but on our political opinions being carried out and expressed at the Ballot Box and the Ballot Box exclusively. What happened yesterday is no exception to this simple truth. This Body Cam Footage shared exclusively with Nbc News shows the moment where police caught up with ryan Wesley Ruth in connection with what the fbi says appears to be an Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump at his Golf Course in West Palm Beach, florida. This morning, that suspect shackled, but according to reporters, calm and nonchalant appeared in federal court. The Secret Service along with the Palm Beach County Sheriff are expected to update the
Shooting into the Golf Course . You when the shots go off, there are going to be people very close to the gunshots calling 911. So theres a lot of information out there i suspect. Yeah, i know. I wonder chief, could you help underscore the complications of already its very difficult and challenging for you his detail, especially after an attempted assassination, but now were talking about on a Golf Course you know, obviously he has his own security there at his international Golf Course there. And that in addition to his own secret Service Detail, but give us an idea about the complications of trying to provide security anticipate any and all things while the former president is playing golf well, i mean, the Secret Service is trained in that area. I mean, we know he was on the Golf Course. I dont think we know yet whether or not the shots were fired from the Golf Course or or not . It could have been outside the Golf Course. We just dont know and as steve said before, you know, one of
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