A shooting occurred this Sunday near Donald Trump, his campaign team said.
A shooting took place near Donald Trump this Sunday, his campaign team indicated in the evening. According to the first elements reported in the American media, the former president was leaving his golf club in West Palm Beach in Florida at the time of the events.
“President Trump is safe after gunfire nearby. No further details at this time,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung said Sunday afternoon (evening in France), adding that Donald Trump was “safe and sound.”
Donald Trump “safe and sound”
It is not yet known whether Donald Trump was targeted. “The Secret Service, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating a protection incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m.,” announced Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service’s communications director, who also specified that “the former president is safe.” According to the Washington Post, the American Secret Service has been “long concerned about Trump’s vulnerability on his golf courses, which remain open to the public and are often located near high-traffic areas.”
At the end of July, Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania during a rally (photo) and narrowly escaped death, a bullet hitting his ear.