President Donald Trump was enjoying a round a golf this afternoon at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Then all hell broke loose.
That’s because shots were just fired at President Donald Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course and a police chase ensued.
Trump campaign indicates Donald Trump is safe
“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Steven Cheung, an advisor to the Trump campaign, said in a statement.
Secret Service spokesperson, Anthony Guglielmi, confirmed in a statement on X, “The Secret Service, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. The former president is safe.”
The Secret Service, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. The former president is safe. @pbso will have more details soon. pic.twitter.com/yWNvvKD3IC
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) September 15, 2024
Fox News’ Sean Hannity reported four shots were fired and an “AK-47-style gun” was found in the bushes at the golf course and the shooter is in police custody.
BREAKING: Donald Trump was tackled by Secret Service agents when he was on the 5th hole after “pops” rang out.
According to Fox News, Trump was getting ready to putt when the incident unfolded.
The revelation came from Fox News’ Sean Hannity who has spoken to Trump… pic.twitter.com/mBViQ8v3mf
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 15, 2024
Donald Trump praised the Secret Service reaction, saying, “Tell everybody I am fine and the Secret Service did a great job.”
Fox News is now reporting the Secret Service fired the shots heard by the President and his friends on the golf course, preventing the would-be assassin from firing any shots at Trump.
JUST IN: Secret Service did fire back at possible assassin pic.twitter.com/9Nq662XoGd
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 15, 2024
President Trump emailed supporters about the assassination attempt saying, “Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!”
Update from Trump: pic.twitter.com/jyfdNySnr9
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 15, 2024
Trump supporters call for prayers for President Trump
🚨According to CNN, there was just an assassination attempt against President Trump in Florida.
This marks the second attempt on Trump’s life in 2 months.
Pray for him and pray for America.
President Trump is the most persecuted public figure in the history of our country. pic.twitter.com/gxf7L8SBQ4
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) September 15, 2024
Second time in 2 months
Pray for President Trump 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/mOYcRg4ySi
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 15, 2024
Pray for the safety of President Trump
Now
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 15, 2024
This is a developing story. Please check back for any updates to this as more details emerge.
