The Secret Services protective methodologies work and they are sound, and We Saw that yesterday. But the way we are positioned right now in this dynamic threat environment, it has given me guidance to say, you know what, we need to look at what our protective methodology is. We need to get out of a reactive model and get to a readiness model. The Acting Director of the Secret Service calling for changes to the agency following sundays apparent Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump. Well bring you the very latest in that investigation. Meanwhile, the former president and his Running Mate are blaming the rhetoric from democrats for the latest attempt on his life. But its their lies about haitian migrants in springfield, ohio, that are having a real impact on that community as threats of violence continue to Shutdown Schools there. Well get into all of that straight ahead. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, september 17th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting yo
And its frightening to see violence being threatened and used in a political campaign. I worry about threats. I worry about whats being said online, about many, many people, not just the former president. And he should be doing, if he were really a leader, he should be doing what he can to calm the matters, not try to just continue to throw, you know, Red Meat out there to get people riled up. Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton condemning the apparent Assassination Attempt on former President Trump, and also reacting To Trump placing the blame for the attack on President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Well get the latest on the suspect and also the political implications in just a moment. And well bring you a report from springfield, ohio, as more threats fueled by lies from the former president and his running Mate Force schools to shut down for a Third Day. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is tuesday, september 17th. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the
Security had been tightened around the republican president ial Election Candidate after an Assassination Attempt injuly. Graham satchell reports. Its blocked. They blocked it off. The I 95 in florida, and pictures taken by a Passing Motorist show a large number of police surrounding a vehicle. Law enforcement officers have just detained a man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. He was driving the black car seen here at the side of the road. The former president was playing golf on his own course when a number of gunshots were heard. A secret Service Agent had spotted a Rifle Being pointed from bushes at the edge of the course. They have an agent Thatjumps One Hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this Rifle Barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off. The police recovered what they say is an Ak 47 Style Rifle with a scope, two backpacks containing Ceramic Tiles, and
Breaking news, Authority Say Donald Trump has the highest level of protection, right . Now including this security over at maralago after the apparent attempt to assassinate the nba on the Golf Course. Standby for all the new information from authorities that just came in minutes ago on the suspect and on the Investigation Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room Breaking News or lets get right to the Breaking News on the second apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. The fbi now describing its investigation as quote, extremely serious during a Briefing And Florida Just A Little while ago, cnns Paula Reid is thomas scene for us in West Palm Beach, florida right now, paula, what stood out to you from this update hearing the Secret Service defending its Protection Plan for former President Trump anna, feeling that the suspect did not have a clear line of sight to the former president. Investigation down here
And late information here good Afternoon Everybody on Martha Mccallum and this is The Story. Here we go again it is astounding that we are now covering a second Assassination Attempt on the former President Of The United States. The suspect Ryan Routh may have been at that scene for as long as 12 hours. Lying in wait essentially before the Secret Service spotted his Rifle Poking out through the trees. On the sixth hole of the trump international Golf Course. Is the former president was on the fifth hole, this individual police believe was positioned to be there when he got closer and closer into the range of shooting. So as we look at that image, you can see he was in an area that was close to a road and this all appears to be very carefully calculated in terms of this timing. Heres the new elite released police got a Body Cam Video at that Moment Routh was apprehended. This is astonishing itself thanks to an eyewitness and a secret Service Agent who spotted that gun. This is what happ