Trump golf course incident triggers scrutiny of Secret Service response
On Sept. 15, 2024, the Secret Service said an agent saw the barrel of a rifle aimed toward the former president during a security sweep at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and fired at the suspect. Authorities later identified Ryan Wesley Routh and, in a Sept. 24 indictment, charged him with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. The incident came about two months after the July 13 Butler, Pennsylvania, rally shooting that wounded Trump and killed a spectator.
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Trump golf course incident triggers scrutiny of Secret Service response
On Sept. 15, 2024, the Secret Service said an agent saw the barrel of a rifle aimed toward the former president during a security sweep at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and fired at the suspect. Authorities later identified Ryan Wesley Routh and, in a Sept. 24 indictment, charged him with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. The incident came about two months after the July 13 Butler, Pennsylvania, rally shooting that wounded Trump and killed a spectator.
On Sept. 15, 2024, the Secret Service said an agent saw the barrel of a rifle aimed toward the former president during a security sweep at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and fired at the suspect. Authorities later identified Ryan Wesley Routh and, in a Sept. 24 indictment, charged him with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. The incident came about two months after the July 13 Butler, Pennsylva…
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