Trump issues defiant statement after second assassination attempt: ‘Nothing will slow me down’
Former President Donald Trump released a statement Sunday afternoon following the second assassination attempt on him in just two months. “Unity. Peace. Make America Great Again.” “I heard shots fired near me, but before any rumors start spreading, I want you to hear this first: I am safe and well!” Trump said. In a statement. […]
Trump assassination task force member: ‘No way in hell’ Palm Beach suspect should have been that close
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) slammed the Secret Service and other authorities for failing to secure former President Trump's surroundings before the new assassination attempt on Sunday. Burchett told Eric Shawn:Fox News Live“Authorities say the suspect, later identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, was within 300 to 500 yards of the target before Secret Service agents opened […]
Trump Survives 2nd Assassination Attempt as Gunman Targets Golf Course
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump survived a second assassination attempt on Sunday when Secret Service agents engaged a gunman at the edge of the former president's golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. Trump was golfing at the time and was a few hundred yards away. According to law enforcement, Secret Service agents were ahead […]
Wife of Trump impeachment witness downplays assassination attempt: ‘No ears were harmed’
The wife of a witness in the 2019 impeachment trial of President Donald Trump downplayed the second assassination attempt on Sunday afternoon. “Your ears are fine. Enjoy your Sunday afternoon,” said Rachel Vindman, Alexander Vindman's wife. Post to X. Alexander Vindman and Rachel Vindman. Getty Images, Genesis Prize Foundation Authorities were searching for the would-be […]
‘Pray for President Trump’ Trends After Second Foiled Assassination Attempt
Following the aborted second apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, reactions have flooded in and the phrase “Pray for President Trump” has been trending on X. Trump was found safe by police in West Palm Beach, Florida, after what the FBI said was the president's second assassination attempt, nearly two months after he […]
GOP, Dems react to would-be Trump assassination at ex-president’s Florida golf course: Grateful but concerned
Lawmakers from both parties breathed a sigh of relief that former President Donald Trump was safe after the second assassination attempt in as many months, with the bipartisan task force investigating the July attack saying it was “deeply concerned about political violence.” Questions about President Trump's security continued to swirl on Sunday after the Secret […]
Kamala Offers Boilerplate Response to Latest Trump Assassination Attempt
Vice President Kamala Harris may have sympathy for Donald Trump and his family following Sunday's assassination attempt, but the Democratic Party standard-bearer made it clear. Harris issued little beyond a boilerplate statement condemning the violence after the Secret Service scrambled Trump away from a shooting near where he was playing golf in West Palm Beach, […]
Lawmakers request briefing from Secret Service on latest attempted assassination on Trump
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers serving on a special team investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has asked the Secret Service for an explanation for the latest assassination attempt on the former president, which took place on Sunday. On Sunday, while Trump was playing golf at his club in West Palm […]
Second Trump assassination attempt highlights ‘dangerous times’ for US | Donald Trump
A U.S. Secret Service spokesman summed up the extraordinary afternoon at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in five chilling words: “We live in dangerous times.” The spokesman made the remarks at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, just hours after a man was spotted carrying an AK-47-style semi-automatic rifle just […]
MSNBC Anchor Says Trump Should Tone Down Rhetoric After Potential Second Assassination Attempt
MSNBC host Alex Witt questioned whether former President Donald Trump should consider “softening” his rhetoric following the apparent assassination attempt on Sunday. Secret Service agents evacuated the former president from Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Reportedly Trump fired at a man with a semi-automatic rifle who came within 500 yards of […]