“I am safe and well!”: Donald Trump “safe and sound” after second “alleged assassination attempt”

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Donald Trump est "sain et sauf" après des tirs "à proximité de lui", ce dimanche 15 septembre 2024.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe and sound after what the FBI says appears to be an "assassination attempt" on Sunday at his golf club in Palm Beach, Florida.

Law enforcement announced at a press conference at 11pm French time the arrest of a suspect who was spotted by US Secret Service agents outside the billionaire's golf course.

He was at his golf club in golf

The incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. local time (8 p.m. Paris time). One of the bodyguards, who was inspecting the course and leading the way for the former president, who was playing golf with one of his friends and donors, reportedly spotted the barrel of the rifle slipped through the fence and fired shots.

According to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, the suspect was about 400 to 500 yards (365-460 meters) from the former president. He then fled in a black SUV.

Assault rifle and GoPro camera

An AK-47 assault rifle with a scope was later found in a bush, along with a GoPro camera and two backpacks.

The man, whose motives were not known Sunday evening, was eventually arrested in the neighboring county. He was unarmed when arrested and did not ask any questions.

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said they were “relieved” that former White House inmate Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for re-election, was “safe and sound”.

Wounded in the ear two months before

On July 13, the former president was wounded in the ear by gunfire which left one person dead and two injured in the audience at a rally in Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the country.

The images of Donald Trump, blood running down his face and his fist raised, went around the world. This security fiasco led to the resignation of the head of the Secret Service and the compulsory leave of at least five agents from this unit responsible for protecting the highest-ranking American officials.

This Sunday, Donald Trump quickly sent his list of donors this message this email relayed by Le Monde: “I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND HEALTHY!! Nothing will slow me down. I WILL NEVER SURRENDER!”