Two months after being shot at an election rally, former US president Donald Trump survived a second assassination attempt while he was playing golf in Florida on Sunday. Following the shooting incident, the Republican US presidential candidate said that he is absolutely “safe and well.”
In a fundraising email, Trump wrote, “There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!”
Following the suspected attack on the Republican US presidential nominee, the FBI confirmed that Donald Trump was the target of what “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
US Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Donald Trump was playing, noticed the muzzle of an AK 47-styled rifle and fired at the gunman.
Within seconds, the suspected shooter fleed the crime spot in a black SUV, leaving behind his AK-47 rifle, a GoPro camera, and two bag packs, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told AP.
Later, the man was stopped by law enforcement in a neighbouring county. He had a calm and flat demeanor and showed no emotion when he was stopped and didn't question why he was pulled over, according Martin County Sheriff William Snyder.
“He never asked, ‘what is this about?’ Obviously, law enforcement with long rifles, blue lights, a lot going on. He never questioned it,” Snyder said.
After Donald Trump second assassination bid, US Vice President Kamala Harris expressed her relief that Trump was safe after the incident and maintained that there is no place for violence in America.
"I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America," the Democratic presidential wrote on her X (formerly Twitter) account.
The White House released a statement after Donald Trump second assassination bid saying that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had been briefed on the situation and were both “relieved to know that he is safe.”
