Donald Trump est “safe and sound”, Sunday, September 15, according to his campaign team, after shootings which, according to a statement from the White House, took place “at the Trump International golf course (in Florida), where the former president practiced”.
The statement from the former president’s team does not specify where and when the events took place, simply saying: gunshots near him” adding that there was no “no further details at this time”.
It is not yet clear whether the shots were aimed at the candidate. The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting presidents, former presidents and high-profile political figures, announced on X that it “was investigating with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office an incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. (8 p.m. Paris).”
US President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris said “relieved” that former White House inmate Donald Trump, Republican candidate for re-election, is “safe and sound”. According to a White House statement, “The President and Vice-President have been informed of the security incident (…) They will be kept regularly informed by their teams.”
On July 1, the former president was injured in the ear by gunfire that left one person dead and two others injured in the audience at a rally in Pennsylvania, in the northeast of the country. Images of Donald Trump, blood running down his face and his fist raised, went around the world. This security fiasco led to the resignation of the head of the Secret Service and the compulsory leave of at least five agents from this unit responsible for protecting the highest-ranking American officials.
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