The 58yearold had spent over 12 hours waiting for donald trump. Two years ago, he spoke to newsweek from ukraine about his attempts to recruit volunteers to fight invading russian forces. If the governments will not send their official military, then we civilians have to pick up the torch and make this thing happen. In one social media post, he said he was prepared to die in ukraine. In another, he mentioned voting for donald trump in 2016, but claims to have become disillusioned. Donald trump was playing golf on his own course when secret service agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the bushes. Agents opened fire four orfive times, and the suspect fled the scene. The secret service said president biden had already ordered increased security for donald trump and that it was in place yesterday. And the agents hypervigilance and the detailed swift action was textbook, and i commend them and our partners for an exemplary response in keeping former president trump safe. At the scene, tw
Surrounding donald trump when he was on the golf course. The trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. Located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a tenminute drive from his home at maralago. The club s perimeter is more than three miles long. This is one part of it, right by a public road. There s a chainlink fence. Beyond that, you can easily see the course. And this was the route donald trump was taking during his round. He d reached hole five. According to police, as the former president played, secret service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard. And we re told those agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence. Bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. Police say mr trump was between 300 and 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. They also released this image of a rifle fitted with a scope, to backpacks and a camera attached to the fence. These events in flor
Course. The trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. Located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a tenminute drive from his home at maralago. The club s perimeter is more than three miles long. This is one part of it, right by a public road. There s a chainlink fence. Beyond that, you can easily see the course. And this was the route donald trump was taking during his round. He d reached hole five. According to police, as the former president played, secret service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard. And we re told those agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence. Bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. Police say mr trump was between 300 and 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. They also released this image of a rifle fitted with a scope, two backpacks and a camera attached to the fence. These events in florida happened while donald trump s safety during
Be. All of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air. I guess probably four or five. Shots being fired in the air. I guess probably four orfive. It guess probably four or five. It sounded guess probably four orfive. It sounded like bullets but what do i know about that? the secret services do immediately after bullets. They grabbed me and we got into the cot and moved along pretty good. I was with an agent and the agent did a fantasticjob. With sunday s attack being the second attempt on donald trump s life in a little over two months, questions over the safety of presidential candidates have intensified. Our analysis editor ros atkins looks at the level of security surrounding mr trump when he was on the golf course. The trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. Located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a tenminute drive from his home at maralago. The club s perimeter is more than three miles long. This is one part
City were charged and referred to an independent commission in february last year, following a four year investigation that said the club broke rules between 2009 and 2018. An exact date for a verdict is unknown, with reports only suggesting a decision early in 2025. City strongly deny all the charges. 0ur sports editor dan roan tells us what happens next. It s expected to last, this commission hearing, about ten weeks, and then beyond of that, there will be, of course, a period of deliberation. And given the complexity and the scale of this case, based on how many charges there are, and i should say that while there were 115 originally, it has been reported that that may have expanded to around 130, not because there are additional allegations of wrongdoing, but more because they re effectively multiples of original charges over various seasons. The premier league are simply not clarifying the case, but regardless, it s a sprawling case over 1a seasons, and so it would be surprising i