Unharmed and at home hours after what the fbi is calling an apparent attempt on his life it is merrill lago resort. Earlier today. Actually, it was at his Golf Course earlier today. Vice president Kamala Harris just responded with a statement saying she is disturbed by the incident, condemning political violence and thinking the Secret Service officers who protected trump. President biden and governor Tim Walz have also issued statements of gratitude for the Secret Service and really for trumps safety. There is one person in custody. This is his picture. Ryan wesley routh, age 58 according to three senior law officials. Ak47 rifle and a scope were recovered from the scene at mar alago. Lets go to West Palm Beach and correspondent kathy park. What is the latest . Reporter outside of the Golf Course this Evening And Security is still very tight, several hours removed from this incident. I can tell you there has not been a lot of activity. Some Law Enforcement Passing by, but we know acco
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
By a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon with an obliterated serial number. He has an extensive criminal history including possessing a weapon of mass destruction, a machine gun. Just Yesterday Routh was able to get within 500 yards of mr. Trump, armed with a semiautomatic rifle, just two months after the former president was shot in another attempt on his life. All that is raising big questions about the level of security around the former president. Hes not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had the entire Golf Course surrounded. Because hes not, security is limited to the areas the Secret Service deems possible, but the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done. They provided exactly what the protection should have been, and their agent did a fantastic job. Mr. Trump was unharmed after the Secret Service spotted the Rifle Scope hidden in the bushes while trump was on the Golf Course. This was in the perimeter, the bushes on the perimeter, the agent o
It is set for 4 00, well go there toward The End of the show. But first up to speed on what we know right now. The suspect, 58yearold ryan Wesley Routh was in Court Today charged with two federal counts. Routh has a long, long history with Law Enforcement. With more than 100 criminal counts filed against him in North Carolina. Including a 2002 conviction for possession of a fully automatic machine gun. In todays criminal complaint, the fbi said routh might have been waiting for former President Trump in the bushes next to the Golf Course for more than 11 hours. When agents spotted him and took shots. They say routh fled leaving behind a soviet style semiautomatic weapon with the serial number scratched off. And cops pulled him over on i95 and have just released Body Cam Footage of this moment. Driver take a step to your right. Driver, come straight back. Keep walking. Nbc news has obtained more exclusive Body Cam Footage. Well show you that in just a second. On the Social Media in 2020
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