A newspaper is displayed in a vehicle outside of the Mar-a-Lago estate after the apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Former President Donald Trump is unharmed following an apparent assassination attempt at his West Palm Beach golf course. According to the FBI, Secret Service agents opened fire on a man with an AK-style rifle as Trump played a round of golf.
The suspect, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, is in custody. Authorities say he was concealed in a nearby shrubbery about 400 yards away.
Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The incident is the second apparent attempt on Trump’s life and comes just two months after the initial assassination attempt during a Pennsylvania rally.
Photos that show an AK-47 rifle, a backpack and a Go-Pro camera on a fence outside Trump International Golf Club taken after an apparent assassination attempt of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, are displayed during a news conference at the Palm Beach County Main Library, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephany Matat)
Trump reassured supporters he was safe, while Vice President Kamala Harris expressed relief and condemned political violence. President Joe Biden also commented, saying “One thing I want to make clear, the [Secret] Service needs more help and I think the Congress should respond to their needs, if in fact they need more servicemen.”
A Department of Homeland Security officer blocks traffic as a prisoner transport van prepares to leave the Paul G. Rogers Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, where a man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump, was charged with federal gun crimes, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The Secret Service is investigating the matter, and a Congressional task force has been called for further briefings on the incident.
White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris is a native Washingtonian and University of South Carolina alumna. Her passion is mentoring young adults by teaching community empowerment and media education. She is an NAB member and board member of the Thurgood Marshall Center and was presented the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing more than 4,000 hours of community service under the Obama Administration.
