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
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
In which the former president says that comment from Donald Trump and we have had more since then in which he has reassured people and told people he will keep fighting. An image of the moment when Security Services surrounded the suspect has been released. We can show you that now. He was detained in Martin County by the Sheriffs Office on the northbound area of Interstate 95 following an alert which told officers to be on the lookout for this vehicle seen leaving the Golf Course in Palm Beach County. Us media have named him as Ryan Routh, a 58 year old from hawaii. And there are more details emerging about the suspect, including reports that he was deeply involved in efforts to get foreign fighters into ukraine to battle against the russian army. Bbc verify has been looking into his background and posts. More details on that on the bbc news website. The bbc verify team have a post up and running if youre interested in that particular angle of the story. But lets look at what happened
In what could have huge implications for the club. It lastly dry and pleasantly warm weekend ahead. I will have all the details right here on breakfast. Good morning. Its monday the 16th of september. Our main sTory the us Secret Service has thwarted a suspected Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump while he was playing golf at his resort in florida. The former president was rushed To safety when agents spotted an Assault Rifle aimed Towards the course. A suspect has been arrested. In a statement, Mr Trump said he was safe and well, but this appears To have been the second attempt on his life in a matter of months. 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 gol