Politicians and allies call on Secret Service to ‘do what’s necessary’ after second Trump shootingFollow live for latest updatesDemands were mounting Sunday for Donald Trump to receive protections on level with a sitting president after a would-be assassin was narrowly foiled from carrying out what the FBI is investigating as an attempt on the life of the Republican nominee, the second against him in as many months.The would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, a pro-Ukraine activist from Hawaii who is registered to vote in North Carolina, was detained after a Secret Service agent spotted the barrel of his AK-47-style rifle through a chain link fence on the outskirts of Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/16/trump-assassination-attempt-secret-service
Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2024-09-16 15:45:42
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