Former President Donald Trump's family and allies reacted on social media after shots were fired near Trump National Golf Club on Sunday.
Around 1:30 p.m. ET, multiple shots were fired near the golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump, the 2024 GOP presidential nominee, was golfing, according to the Associated Press.
"President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time," Steven Cheung, Trump's campaign communications director, said in a statement to Newsweek on Sunday afternoon.
According to AP, a Secret Service agent opened fire at a suspected person with a weapon while the former president was golfing.
In a statement to Newsweek on Sunday evening, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wrote: "The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump."
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder told local news station WPTV that the suspect believed to be connected to the incident "was not armed when we took him out of the car."
Fox News host Sean Hannity, a friend of the former president, said Sunday on the air that he had spoken to Trump and his golfing companion, real estate magnate Steve Witkoff. Both described the incident to Hannity.
Hannity said Witkoff and Trump described hearing a "pop, pop, pop, pop" sound, while golfing on the fifth hole of his course.
"Within seconds, the Secret Service pounced on the president [and] covered him," Hannity said on Fox News.
Donald Trump's family, MAGA allies react after assassination attempt
"Just spoke with President Trump. He is one of the strongest people I've ever known," Senator Lindsey Graham wrote on Sunday.
Pending story obviously; details are being released by the minute.
No person seeking or elected to political office, whether or not the office is that of the presidency, should have to be this afraid for their own lives. We're clearly in a crisis situation this election cycle, and our leaders need to be fully protected. I am so glad that Trump was uninjured this time, and that the call was not as close as what happened in Butler, and today's assailant was a worse shot than the 20-year-old assailant from July 13. Today's assailant was within 500 yards of Trump.
Trump assassination attempt Sunday under investigation: What to know
The FBI is investigating "what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump" that occurred at his Florida golf club Sunday.
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I've read that the suspect's name is already publicly available, but I will personally choose to not post his name nor picture (same goes for the punk kid in Butler). Love them or hate them, we need our candidates to be safe and unharmed; and the people need to not have their choice of candidates revoked, especially if done violently.
The fact that so many people actively want Trump dead is extremely disturbing.
Edit: The headline previously referred to the venue in West Palm Beach as "Trump National Golf Club", when it is actually Trump International Gold Club. I have fixed the error.
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