“Nothing Will Slow Me Down” – Trump Reacts After Second Assassination Attempt, by Tyler Durden

How many more times will they try between now and the election? From Tyler Durden at zerohedge.com:

Summary:

• Shots were exchanged between a shooter and Secret Service at Trump International Gold Club as the former President played.
• Trump was 300-500 yards away when the shooting occurred.
• FBI confirmed they are investigating this as an assassination attempt.
• Trump said after: “nothing will slow me down, I will never surrender.”
• The shooter has been detained.
• An AK-47, backpack, and GoPro camera was recovered near the scene.
• The shooter has been identified as Ryan Routh, whose social media suggest was a Trump-hating, Ukraine-war-supporting liberal.
• Trump was NOT given complete perimeter protection, because he is not a sitting president (despite being hit by an assassin’s bullet a couple of months ago)

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Update (1615ET): The FBI issued a statement :

“The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.”

Another official commented that Trump was “probably 300-500 yards” from the alleged shooter.

The former president has issued a statement confirming he is “safe and well” and declaring “nothing will slow me down”…

AP reports that the alleged shooter fled in an SUV and was later apprehended in a nearby county by local law enforcement, the officials said. The officials were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity about an ongoing investigation.

An AK-style firearm was recovered at the scene near Trump’s golf course, one of the officials and a third law enforcement official said.

The golf course was partially shut down for Trump as he played, and agents were a few holes ahead of him when they noticed the person with the firearm, the officials said.

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