Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested around 40 minutes after the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump and charged with two federal firearm charges. Routh had been very critical of Trump recently and apparently waited outside the golf course for nearly 12 hours to target the ex-President.
Trump posted a message on social media thanking the Secret Service and law enforcement for keeping him safe, calling them “brave and dedicated Patriots,” adding that it was “certainly an interesting day!”
Investigators, who have conducted nearly 1,000 interviews, have yet to determine a motive for why 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump during a July 13 campaign rally.
Storage containers were stacked around the perimeter to create additional walls and block sight lines. Snipers were positioned on roofs at the venue, where old aircraft were sitting behind the podium and a large American flag was suspended from cranes.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at the party's national convention on Monday night, drawing cheers from the crowd as she vowed to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November election.
The convention will lean into the party's potential to make history. Harris vies to be the first woman, the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to reach the Oval Office. Harris will aim to use the convention to take a share of the credit for what she and Biden accomplished
A local officer photographed 20-year-old Thomas Crooks and shared the image with other law enforcement officials present at Trump's rally that day. Approximately 30 minutes later, the officer reported that SWAT team operators observed Crooks using a rangefinder and browsing news sites.
Donald Trump, who survived an assassination attempt on July 13 at a rally by a whisker, has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of the agency's investigation into the case.
"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians," Trump said in a Florida rally.
Trump narrowly evaded death after a bullet grazed past his ear while he was delivering a speech in Butler, Pennsylvania. However, the FBI's recent statement came after Director Christopher Wray appeared to cast doubt on whether Trump had actually been hit by a bullet.
The search, recovered from a laptop tied to 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, is a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter who killed President John F. Kennedy from a sniper's perch in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
On Sunday, there was a political earthquake when US President Joe Biden unexpectedly withdrew from the presidential race and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate to face former President Donald Trump.
The former Republican president made these remarks to the network shortly after Biden's announcement. Trump later criticised Biden on social media, asserting that Biden was unfit to remain in office as president.
Harris, 59, appeared to be the natural successor, in large part because she is the only candidate who can directly tap into the Biden campaign’s war chest, according to federal campaign finance rules.
The US Secret Service is investigating how the gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get on a nearby roof and shoot and injure the former president at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. However, the agency has now acknowledged one of its mistakes.
According to a news release from the Jupiter Police Department, Michael W. Wiseman was arrested on charges related to written threats to kill. He was apprehended without incident and is currently held in Palm Beach County Jail.
Former US President Donald Trump mentioned that Chinese President Xi Jinping sent him a "beautiful" note after the Republican presidential nominee survived a gunshot wound to his ear during an assassination attempt.
The Washington Post reported that top officials at the US Secret Service repeatedly rejected requests from Trump's security detail for more manpower and gear at events before the attempted assassination.
The Meta boss declined to endorse any presidential candidate for the upcoming election but acknowledged Trump's strong appeal to some Americans. Several influential businessmen including Tesla CEO Elon Musk have backed Trump for president.
The FBI is conducting an investigation to unravel the mystry behind the assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump.
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