Assassination attempt against Donald Trump, said to be stonefaced during his arrest and then again in court. The Secret Service and the fbi now digging into his criminal past, his potential motive, and trying to figure out how to stop something like this from happening again. Trump himself wasting no time pointing fingers, blaming democrats in a new interview, insisting the suspect was acting on, quote, rhetoric from the President And Vice president despite a lack of evidence supporting that claim. Is there any hope of bringing down the political temperature . And how does all of this impact a nation where the kind of historical Pivot Points that would maybe happen every few years now seem to happen every few weeks . A new generation is confronting political violence that used to be largely contained to grainy photos in history books. The toll it is taking on our country, our culture and our collective wellbeing. We start in florida where the Acting Head of the Secret Service is expect
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
Along with charlie hurt and joe concha. Welcome to the big we can show the big story height second assassination attempt on former president donald trump. The republican presidential candidate says he is safe and well after being targeted while golfing at the trump international golf club in west palm beach this afternoon the suspected gunman s car was pulled over by martin county police he was taken into custody. Also found at the scene the shots were fired were weapons. Hanging on a fence there were two bags of goat pro and a long gone over two months ago the former president survived versus attempt during his rally in butler, pennsylvania. Former presid president has resd to the shooting writing there were gunshots in my vicinity. Before rumor starts spiraling out of control, i wanted you to hear this first. I am safe and well. Nothing will slow me down, i will never surrender. Joining us now is host and former chief of staff to attorney general edward meese and the reagan administr
Ayman mohyeldin. And i am ali velshi. We are continuing our coverage of the reported gunfire and your president donald trump today in florida. We are learning details about what the fbi is now calling an apparent attempted assassination of the former president s golf course in west palm beach. Florida police can now identify the man who shot. The individual s name, ryan wesley routh, born february 18th, 1966, according to three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. The suspect is in custody. A short while ago, the west palm beach sheriff s office describe the scene where they found him. No, in the bushes where this guy was is an ak47 style rifle with a scope, two backpacks, which were hung on the fence, that had ceramic tile in them, and a gopro, which he was going to take pictures with point it is shortly after the incident, the trump campaign issued a statement saying that donald trump is safe and unharmed. Abc is reporting that he departed maralago shortly after th
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