Former President Trump told supporters on Sunday that he was “safe and well” after a second assassination attempt on his life, this time in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump was on the fifth hole at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday afternoon when U.S. intelligence opened fire on a man, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, who was allegedly armed with a rifle.
Authorities said Routh allegedly fired the muzzle of the rifle through a chain-link fence about 300 to 500 yards from Trump.
Routh fled the scene and was quickly apprehended.
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Trump survived a second assassination attempt on his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Getty)
“There were shots fired near me, but before the rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL,” Trump wrote after the events. “Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER GIVE UP! I will always love you for supporting me. Unity. Peace. Make America great again.”
Secret Service is working closely with authorities and investigating the situation, and US Attorney General Merrick Garland has been notified.
This was the second assassination attempt on Trump, the first taking place on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
That afternoon, Trump was speaking at a campaign rally when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight shots from the roof of a building, located about 150 meters from the stage, and grazed Trump’s ear with a bullet.