Two people are said to have shot at each other in front of a golf club where Donald Trump was staying. Was the shootout aimed at the Republican? That is not certain.
According to his campaign team, shots were fired near US presidential candidate Donald Trump. However, according to his campaign team, the Republican is safe. “No further details at this time,” said his spokesman Steven Cheung. It was initially unclear what exactly had happened and whether Trump himself was in danger. He was reportedly at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend.
The New York Post wrote that two people had shot at each other outside the golf club. The shots were not aimed at Trump, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources. There was no official confirmation of this.
Authorities barely comment on incident near Donald Trump
The Secret Service spokesman announced on the X platform that the former president was safe after an “incident” that occurred on Sunday shortly before 2 p.m. (local time).
Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also stated that Trump was safe, but gave no further details. The Secret Service is responsible for protecting high-ranking politicians in the United States, including current and former presidents.
While the New York Post wrote shortly after the incident that the shots were not aimed at Trump, CNN reported that the police assumed that Trump was the target. There was no official confirmation. The police plan to hold a press conference.
Biden and Harris informed and “relieved”
US President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris have been informed about the “security incident” related to Donald Trump. Both are “relieved” to know that the Republican presidential candidate is safe, the White House said. “They are being regularly updated by their team,” it continued.
On July 13, a gunman shot at Trump from a nearby roof at a campaign event in the state of Pennsylvania, but narrowly escaped the assassination attempt. Trump was wounded in the right ear by a bullet, and the perpetrator was shot dead by security forces shortly afterwards. One visitor died and two others were injured.
Note: This post has been updated.
Source: Stern
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