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From Fox News: The tree line at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, has been known for years to be a vantage point for photographers looking to catch a candid glimpse of the former president and other VIPs.
Still, suspected failed assassin Ryan Wesley Routh was able to camp out there for nearly 12 hours Sunday with a rifle aimed at the course, according to a federal affidavit.
He even brought snacks, prosecutors said.
A Secret Service agent patrolling the perimeter eventually spotted the gunman and opened fire, chasing him off before anyone was hurt. But local authorities say additional perimeter patrols would be an obvious safety upgrade when Donald Trump comes to town.
It’s no secret that Trump frequently plays golf at the course, which is only 15 minutes away from his Mar-a-Lago estate. The report notes that anyone staking out the area would easily know when Trump is arriving by seeing his motorcade.
Dave Aronberg, the state attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, said, “There have been previous individuals who have taken pictures of the former president while he’s golfing. They’ve gone through the shrubs and been able to poke a camera through the fencing. You would think that perhaps maybe they would consider someone scoping the perimeter.”
During the press conference on Monday, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw noted, The golf course is surrounded by shrubbery, so when somebody gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight.”
He then declared that the security isn’t as tight, because Trump is” not the sitting president…”
WATCH:
Law enforcement says “The golf course is surrounded by shrubbery, so when somebody gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight. And at this level that he is at right now, he’s not the sitting president…” pic.twitter.com/fNWMrAK2Ew
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) September 15, 2024
Failed Trump assassin’s vantage point was no secret – paparazzi have staked out tree line for years https://t.co/Sg0RDqEGj4
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 16, 2024
Ryan Wesley Routh — suspect police say tried to kill Former President Trump — was just in Federal court. Charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. pic.twitter.com/OwuYVXG0WJ
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) September 16, 2024
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