We begin the hour with the suspect in yesterdays second Assassination Attempt against former President Donald Trump. The suspect is set to make his first federal Court Appearance in West Palm Beach, florida. We know that is going on. We have not seen anything come out of that yet so again were watching this very closely. It has been fewer than 24 hours since the u. S. Secret Service Agent foiled that attempt on Trumps Life. Again, its the second one in just about two months. Two in one summer. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. Former President Trump says he is safe and well after shots rang out at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach yesterday afternoon. It was around 1 30 p. M. Eastern. A Secret Service agent stationed one hole ahead of the former president noticed the muzzle of an Ak47 Style Rifle pointing through the chain link fence. The agent opened fire and the suspect ran. The Secret Service Law Enforcement on the Ground Sharing just how close he got. How far was
Right now, a pakistani man with ties to iran is in court, charged with a plot to kill prominent political american leaders in the united States Jerk was former President Trump among the united states . The hearing comes a day after trump survived a second Assassination Attempt in just nine weeks. This is a outnumbered. Im Kayleigh Mcenany with my cohosts Harris Faulkner and emily compagno. Also joining us, martha maccallum, anchor and Chief Editor of the story, and Fox News Contributor paul mauro, an expert of course in all these matters, Retired Nypd inspector. We have Team Coverage on all these breaking stories. Live in West Palm Beach, florida, with of elements in the second trump Assassination Attempt. But first, more on the hearing underway as we speak in new York City on a plot to kill u. S. Political leaders with Donald Trump being a potential target. Former President Trump believed to be on the Hit List of the alleged international assassin who is about to be arraigned in Feder
Thanks. Good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. Breaking tonight, the man accused of pointing a rifle in the direction of former President Donald Trump, what authorities are calling a second Assassination Attempt made his first appearance in Court Today and seemed to enjoy himself there. Ryan roth managed to get within a few hundred yards of the republican nominee during a Golf Outing sunday at trump international Golf Club near the former president s florida home. A secret Service Agent spotted him in a wooded area near a fence with a weapon and then opened fire. Chasing him away until his capture a short time later. There are calls for a change to the Trump Security Strategy after the second apparent Assassination Attempt in two months. We begin with Correspondent Danamarie Mcknowledge in West Palm Beach tonight. Good evening, danamarie. Good evening, bret. Officials say that ruth was camped outside trumps Golf Course for me toly 12 Hours Yesterday with food and a rifle.
Lying in wait with a gun for Donald Trump. The suspect, described as emotionless, even nonchalant as he was charged in court today. The new details about how long he may have been waiting in that Tree Line and the new Body Cam Footage of when police finally caught up to him. Also, trump moving ahead with his schedule, telling supporters his resolve is only stronger. His flurry of fundraising emails and what we know about the mood inside the Trump Campaign. Plus, President Biden declaring the Secret Service needs more help. His message and what Kamala Harris is saying about the alleged attempt on her rival. And after two close calls in just over two months, lawmakers say they want answers. Weve live on Capitol Hill with new pressure on the Secret Service. Our Nbc News reporters are falling all of the latest developments. We start with those new details about ryan routh, the man facing gun charges linked to the alleged attempt on Donald Trumps life. Nbcs Tom Winter joins me now. What mor
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