Senior advisers for former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign are telling staff to “remain vigilant” in the wake of a second assassination attempt that unfolded on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump is safe following what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said was an apparent second assassination attempt against the former president this year. The attempt occurred while he was golfing at Trump International Golf Course. The first assassination attempt was during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July when a bullet struck Trump’s ear and left his face bloodied as he was speaking to the crowd.

Senior campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita sent a memo via email to all campaign staff on Sunday evening, per a campaign source who provided the text to Breitbart News.

“Today, for the second time in two months, an evil monster attempted to take the life of President Trump. Thankfully, no one was injured at the Golf Course. President Trump and everyone accompanying him are safe thanks to the great work of the United States Secret Service,” the memo reads.

“This is not a matter that we take lightly. Your safety is always our top priority. We ask that you remain vigilant in your daily comings and goings. Be observant and maintain a constant level of situational awareness,” they continued. “We urge you to always follow direction from law enforcement, including USSS, local police, and office armed security guards.”

Wiles and LaCivita ended by encouraging staff to “Save America” by working together in the remaining weeks before the November presidential election.

“As we enter the last 50 days of President Trump’s campaign, we must remember that we will only be able to Save America from those who seek to destroy it by working together as one team. President Trump and Senator Vance expect the best from us, and we must perform every day, they wrote.

“As always, we are appreciative of your fortitude, strength, and dedication. We will win this November,” the memo said.

Secret Service opened fire at the suspect — now identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58 — after spotting him with an AK-47, Fox News reported. The suspect is now in police custody and his alleged weapon was found in bushes near the golf course.

The alleged would-be Trump assassin on Sunday stood 300-500 yards away from the former president with a scoped rifle, authorities said.

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Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) said former President Donald Trump is in “good spirits” after what the FBI reports to be a second assassination attempt on the former president in just two months.

Vance took to X Sunday afternoon to share he spoke with Trump before the news of the gunshots at Trump International Golf Course in Palm Beach Sunday afternoon became public.

“I’m glad President Trump is safe.  I spoke to him before the news was public and he was, amazingly, in good spirits,” Vance wrote in a post on X.

“Still much we don’t know, but I’ll be hugging my kids extra tight tonight and saying a prayer of gratitude,” he added.

As Breitbart News reported, citing authorities, a U.S. Secret Service agent engaged a man who was stationed a hole ahead of Trump on the course:

A U.S. Secret Service agent, per the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, engaged a man who had an AK-47-style rifle with a scope and backpacks and a Go-Pro. The agent apparently shot at the man, who then fled into a black Nissan and took off. A witness, per the sheriff’s office, saw the man fleeing and the vehicle and took pictures of it and the vehicle’s tag. Law enforcement were able to encounter the man and take him into custody on I-95 in Martin County, Florida.

Apparently, the agents from the Secret Service travel a hole or two ahead of Trump when he’s golfing to secure the area, and that’s how the U.S. Secret Service was able to encounter the man before he was able to get shots off against Trump.

While taking questions at a press conference alongside the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said that the suspect was approximately 300-500 yards away from Trump.

“But with a rifle and a scope like that, that’s not a long distance,” Bradshaw said.

The FBI confirmed in a statement that it is investigating what it believes to be an attempt on Trump’s life, as Breitbart News noted.

“The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump,” the agency said in a statement on Sunday.

The ordeal comes two months after Trump was shot in the ear and nearly assassinated at a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. After being shot, he emerged pumping his fist while shouting, “Fight!” as the Secret Service rushed him to safety.

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Just days later, he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a triumphant record-breaking speech.

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NBC confirmed the identity of the alleged would-be assassin who authorities took into custody on Sunday after failing an attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life.

“The person in custody whom the Secret Service shot at while he was in possession of a semiautomatic rifle is Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter said,” NBC confirmed Sunday.

Attempts have been made to track Ryan Wesley Routh’s social media footprint on Sunday but they remain unconfirmed.

The alleged would-be Trump assassin on Sunday stood 300-500 yards away from the former president with scoped rifle, authorities said.

“How far away was the president when this gentleman was caught,” reporters asked authorities during a press conference on Sunday.

“Probably between 300-500 yards,” said Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. “But with a rifle and a scope like that, that’s not a long distance.”

As many as four to six shots were fired by the Secret Service. It remains unknown if the would-be assailant returned fire.

As to why the would-be assassin was able to get that close to the former president despite a previous assassination attempt on him in June, the authorities said that the security perimeter could only be so wide due to him being a presidential candidate as opposed to a sitting president.

“You got to understand the golf course is surrounded by shrubbery,” said Bradshaw. “When somebody gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight. At this level [Trump] is at right now, he’s not the sitting president. If he was, we would have the entire golf course surrounded.”

The White House said in a statement, “The President and Vice President have been briefed about the security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team.”

In a separate post on X, Vice President Kamala Harris said she had been briefed on the incident and added, “I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America.”

“I’m glad President Trump is safe. I spoke to him before the news was public and he was, amazingly, in good spirits. Still much we don’t know, but I’ll be hugging my kids extra tight tonight and saying a prayer of gratitude,” said Trump running mate JD Vance.

“Gwen and I are glad to hear that Donald Trump is safe. Violence has no place in our country. It’s not who we are as a nation,” Kamala Harris’s running mate Tim Walz said on Sunday.

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“Pray for President Trump” is trending on X after what appears to be a second foiled assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as reactions poured in.

Trump is safe after law enforcement responded to West Palm Beach, Florida, after what the FBI says was an apparent second assassination attempt on the former president, roughly two months after he suffered from a gunshot wound to his ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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As Breitbart News reported in its livewire:

A U.S. Secret Service agent, per the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, engaged a man who had an AK-47-style rifle with a scope and backpacks and a Go-Pro. The agent apparently shot at the man, who then fled into a black Nissan and took off. A witness, per the sheriff’s office, saw the man fleeing and the vehicle and took pictures of it and the vehicle’s tag. Law enforcement were able to encounter the man and take him into custody on I-95 in Martin County, Florida.

Reactions poured in as “Pray for President Trump” took off on social media.

“I am relieved to hear that President Trump is alive and well following a reported second attempt on his life,” Senate hopeful Kari Lake said.

“I pray for comfort for him and his family in the wake of this attempted assassination and an end to the demonization of a good man and his movement. It’s time we unite as Americans and restore Trump to the Oval Office and sanity back to the world,” she added.

“Again folks!” Donald Trump Jr. said of the news, sharing a statement from the Trump campaign.

“Grateful that President Trump, his family, staff, and Secret Service are all safe after the latest shooting attempt. Pray for President Trump and our country,” Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) said, adding, “Pray for President Trump and our country.”

“Pray for President Trump and his family. Pray for our country. Evil will not win,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wrote.

“Anna and I are thankful President Trump is safe, we are grateful for the law enforcement officers protecting him, and we’ll pray God continues to watch over him and our nation,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said.

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), Trump’s running mate, said he spoke to Trump before the news was public and said the former president is “amazingly, in good spirits.”

“Still much we don’t know, but I’ll be hugging my kids extra tight tonight and saying a prayer of gratitude,” he said.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) urged everyone to “Pray for President Trump,” later adding that opposition will do “anything to stop him from winning.”

“Pray for President Trump. Pray for America. Fight for freedom,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said as others chimed in.

Follow Breitbart News’s livewire for the latest updates.

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Former President Donald Trump is safe as law enforcement responds to West Palm Beach, Florida, after what the FBI now says was an apparent second assassination attempt against Trump this year.

Trump, who survived a gunshot wound in Butler, Pennsylvania, at a rally in mid-July, was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach on Sunday. Law enforcement officials apparently encountered a man who had attempted to assassinate Trump there.

There are conflicting details and reports pouring out of official and unofficial sources, but Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. said on social media that an AK-47 was smuggled into the bushes on the golf course.

There are other reports that the man had also smuggled a Go-Pro camera, presumably to film an effort to do so.

Trump’s campaign had said in a statement that Trump is safe after gunshots were fired in his vicinity. It’s unclear who fired the shots, and it’s also unclear at this time what the situation with the alleged gunman is–whether he is alive or dead, in custody or not, and more.

Law enforcement officials, per the U.S. Secret Service, from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, will soon brief media.

Follow along here on Breitbart News for live breaking news and analysis from this situation.

UPDATE 7:37 p.m. ET:

There need to be some pretty serious questions answered in the aftermath of this second assassination attempt against Trump, and how the would-be assassins could have gotten as far along in the processes as they did to go after Trump. One time might seem like a mistake, but two times seems like more than a coincidence. How did these would-be assassins get this close and find these weaknesses in the security plans around Trump and come this close two different times in two different months? Is there something more to it than it looks? People will want to get to the bottom of that question and soon.

UPDATE 7:32 p.m. ET:

To the surprise of nobody, people throughout the establishment media continue to behave recklessly:

UPDATE 7:28 p.m. ET:

Donald Trump Jr. has identified the would-be assassin’s account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter:

This account has several posts suggesting that Routh wanted to “get rid of” Trump, or that he wanted Trump “gone”:

It’s worth noting law enforcement officials have yet to identify this as the would-be assassin’s social media account, but Trump’s eldest son saying it is his account is important since Trump Jr. was ahead of law enforcement in confirming the AK-47 detail for instance.

UPDATE 7:25 p.m. ET:

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said this on social media:

UPDATE 6:36 p.m. ET:

Not that anyone would expect Joe Biden to be on the ball on a Sunday afternoon, but the sitting “president of the United States”–if you can really call him that–is still silent on the second assassination attempt against Trump.

The White House, however, did release a statement saying Biden and Vice President Harris (who replaced Biden on the ticket after his abysmal debate performance against Trump) were briefed on this today.

UPDATE 6:22 p.m. ET:

NBC News reports that the suspect, who is in custody, is named Ryan Wesley Routh:

There are lots of rumors floating around about Routh’s social media accounts and more. Those are as of yet unconfirmed but we and other media outlets are working very hard to confirm them.

UPDATE 5:49 p.m. ET:

The wife of anti-Trump “whistleblower” Alex Vindman–whose brother Eugene is running for Congress in Virginia–published this on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter:

She has been roundly criticized for this:

UPDATE 5:44 p.m. ET:

Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), Trump’s running mate, speaks out saying he spoke with Trump before the news went public and that Trump was in “good spirits”:

UPDATE 5:43 p.m. ET:

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe–no Trump fan–is on CNN detailing that this suspect who’s in custody seems to have had lots of planning to pull this together and that prosecutors and law enforcement will likely be aiming to prove that. McCabe is also saying the distance between Trump and the possible shooter with the scope and this rifle are not that far away.

UPDATE 5:41 p.m. ET:

CNN reports that the suspect’s Go-Pro camera was “mounted on the fence” nearby him where he had these backpacks and the scoped rifle.

UPDATE 5:32 p.m. ET:

Despite the continued threats to Trump’s life, top Democrats like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continue to incite leftists against him. AFTER the news had come out that Trump survived another assassination attempt, Jeffries sent out this humdinger of a post on social media:

Top Republicans are ripping Jeffries for continuing to promote incensed rhetoric:

UPDATE 5:29 p.m. ET:

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrat nominee for president this year, said on social media she has been briefed about the assassination attempt:

UPDATE 5:20 p.m. ET:

The U.S. Secret Service official at the press conference said these are “dangerous times,” and that the agency has increased resources used to protect Trump since the first failed assassination attempt against him less than two months ago.

The sheriff’s office official added that the public does not need to panic, and the area is safe. But officials did say for the public to avoid the area around Trump’s golf course for the time being–that being said, the sheriff’s office official said there is a school and post office and other things nearby and law enforcement will make it as easy as possible on local residents.

UPDATE 5:16 p.m. ET:

The FBI’s lead field agent from the Miami field office says that the FBI is now leading the federal side of the investigation. It’s expected that federal charges will be filed against the gunman, but the state attorney also said at the press conference that until that happens there will be warrants and a pre-trial detention motion worked up against the suspect who is currently in custody.

UPDATE 5:15 p.m. ET:

A U.S. Secret Service agent, per the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office, engaged a man who had an AK-47-style rifle with a scope and backpacks and a Go-Pro. The agent apparently shot at the man, who then fled into a black Nissan and took off. A witness, per the sheriff’s office, saw the man fleeing and the vehicle and took pictures of it and the vehicle’s tag. Law enforcement were able to encounter the man and take him into custody on I-95 in Martin County, Florida.

Apparently, the agents from the Secret Service travel a hole or two ahead of Trump when he’s golfing to secure the area, and that’s how the U.S. Secret Service was able to encounter the man before he was able to get shots off against Trump.

UPDATE 5:11 p.m. ET:

The law enforcement press conference at the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office just concluded, and it’s clear that this was a second assassination attempt against Trump. More details from the press conference are forthcoming in moments.

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Donald Trump is safe after “gunshots in his vicinity,” the Trump campaign said Sunday.

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity,” Trump campaign Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a statement. “No further details at this time.”

According to one report, the gunshots were fired while Trump was at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he was golfing today.

Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., said a suspect has been apprehended and an AK-47 rifle was found in the bushes at Trump National, citing law enforcement officials.

Trump was shot in the ear on July 13, 2024, at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, narrowly avoiding death. The Secret Service has been blamed for security failures that day, with the director stepping down under pressure soon after.

This is a developing story.

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Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis said on MSNBC’s broadcast of “The Saturday Show” that former President Donald Trump is “exactly like” Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Host Jonathan Capehart said, “Give me your response to what Donald Trump is doing?”

Lewis said, “It’s outrageous but expected by an authoritarian who wants to take us to Nazi Germany. We exploited racism, fascism to Nazi Germany. We know how to do it.”

She continued, “Let’s not pretend that Donald Trump isn’t exactly like Mussolini, exactly like Hitler, he is that guy. I want to say something to the American people. I live in a neighborhood, Jonathan. You and I both have white partners. I live in a nice mixed neighborhood with all kinds of people, including Republican people who are nice people, who shovel your grass, who care about the neighborhood, care about the world, right? You nice people don’t want this guy just because your economy worked better for five minutes under his regime. You nice Christians, you kind, loving Jewish people, we’re not these people. We’re not these people.”

Lewis added, “And we’re not going to get what we want if we elect this fascist, authoritarian weasel.”

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The mainstream media have buried Vice President Kamala Harris’s first solo interview in the eight weeks since she joined the presidential race, either failing to report it or claiming, falsely, that it was a great success.

Harris spoke to Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV, known as 6 ABC, and struggled to express a coherent thought as she rambled through five straightforward questions from reporter Brian Taff.

The Harris campaign trusted a local ABC affiliate after ABC News’ moderators sided with her during last week’s debate. Taff asked specific questions, but — perhaps given time constraints — did not follow up on Harris’s answers.

Asked for specific policies that would bring down costs and make life more affordable for Americans, for example, Harris talked about her supposedly middle-class upbringing, and how her neighbors cared about their lawns.

Several minutes into her answer, Harris eventually landed on a talking point about an “opportunity economy,” mentioning plans for a tax credit for small business owners and help for down payment for first-time home buyers.

Asked what made her different from President Joe Biden, Harris again struggled. She alluded to the fact that she is younger than Biden (“a new generation of leadership”) and repeated her point about the “opportunity economy.” The rest of her answer was incoherent.

The only time Harris gave a somewhat clear response, on gun control, it was contradictory: “We’re not taking anybody’s guns away,” she said, before saying that she supported an “assault weapons ban” that would do just that.

The interview reinforced fears that Harris cannot respond to unscripted questions, and suggested that her debate performance last week, which many viewers thought was strong, was the result of rehearsed answers. (Indeed, on many occasions during the debate, Harris simply evaded the question she was being asked, most notably the first question: “When it comes to the economy, do you believe Americans are better off than they were four years ago?”.)

But the mainstream media either failed to report Harris’s disastrous interview, or distorted what happened.

Deadline reported the interview under the headline: “No Mention Of Anyone Eating Pets, Kamala Harris Promises “New Generation Of Leadership” In First Solo TV Interview Since Becoming POTUS Candidate.” Reporter Dominic Patten wrote that  Harris “stuck to her talking points” and “stayed focused on her pitches for the economy, giving working Americans a leg-up, gun ownership, and reducing crime.” (There was no discussion of reducing crime in the interview, and Patten ignored the fact that Harris largely evaded the question of making life more affordable.)

Newsweek published “key takeaways,” telling readers that Harris “gave specifics on her ‘opportunity economy’ plans,” when in fact Harris had avoided specifics, meandering through talking points, especially on her economic policies.

Axios.com gave a more straightforward writeup, but hid the fact that Harris could barely string a sentence together. It cleaned up one of her answers by changing the question Harris was asked. For example, reporter Sareen Habeshian wrote: “Asked about her plan for the economy, Harris pointed to her plans to provide a tax credit for starting a small business and give first-time homebuyers assistance on a down payment.” Harris was not asked about a general economic plan; she was asked for specifics about “bringing down prices and making life more affordable.”

The BBC also published a positive writeup that hid Harris’s poor performance, though it noted — unlike Axios — that when “Harris was asked how she would bring down prices for Americans,” i.e. not a general plan, she mentioned her small business and home ownership plans, and that the “price-tag for the plan and who might qualify are unclear.”

CNN, where Harris gave her first interview of any kind last month since joining the campaign in July, albeit seated alongside running mate Tim Walz, simply published the 6 ABC the interview without further commentary.

Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days, available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.

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