Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump. File. Picture credit score: Reuters
Donald Trump’s marketing campaign says his son is protected after gunshots have been reported in his space Sunday (September 15, 2024) afternoon in Florida, his marketing campaign and the Secret Service stated.
It was not instantly clear whether or not the reported photographs have been aimed on the Republican presidential candidate.
The US Secret Service stated it was investigating the incident and that it occurred shortly earlier than 2 p.m. “The previous president is protected,” the Secret Service stated.
About two months in the past, Trump was shot throughout an assassination try at a rally in Pennsylvania, with a bullet grazing his ear.
Trump had returned to Florida this weekend from a West Coast tour that included a rally Friday night time in Las Vegas and a fundraiser in Utah.
The marketing campaign didn’t instantly present any extra particulars.
A legislation enforcement official who spoke on situation of anonymity to debate an ongoing investigation stated authorities have been attempting to find out whether or not the photographs have been fired close to Trump’s golf course in West Palm Seaside or on the grounds. The official was not licensed to talk publicly and spoke with The Related Press on situation of anonymity.
Trump sometimes spends the morning {golfing} earlier than lunching at Trump Worldwide Golf Membership West Palm Seaside, one in every of three he owns within the state.
For the reason that assassination try on Trump in July, safety has been stepped up. When he has been at Trump Tower in New York, a row of dump vehicles have been parked on a wall outdoors the constructing. And at outside rallies, he now speaks from behind a bulletproof glass enclosure.
A message despatched to marketing campaign officers searching for data on the safety standing and site of Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s operating mate, was not instantly returned.
Marketing campaign communications director Steven Cheung says Trump was protected.
Printed – September 16, 2024 12:31 am IST