Two months ago, a gunman opened fire on Trump. Now his campaign team has announced that shots were fired “near” the Republican. The Secret Service has also commented.
According to his campaign team, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after shots were fired “near him.” The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting high-ranking politicians in the USA, including current and former presidents, also confirmed an incident – but, like Trump’s campaign team, did not provide any further details.
The former president was at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, during the incident on Sunday afternoon (local time). It was initially unclear what exactly had happened and whether Trump himself was in danger. US media reported inconsistently.
No official information yet
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.
The New York Times quoted a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach police as saying that the incident occurred on the grounds of the golf club. “The motive is currently unknown,” said the spokeswoman. A “person of interest” has been arrested.
Biden and Harris informed
US President Joe Biden and his vice president Kamala Harris were informed of the incident, according to the White House. They expressed relief that the former president was safe. Harris is running against Trump in the presidential election on November 5.
On July 13, a gunman shot at Trump from a nearby roof at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. 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.
Source: Stern
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