Former President Donald Trump “is safe” after gunfire was reported nearby in Florida, his campaign announced on Sunday.
“Multiple shots fired at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach where the former president is golfing today,” POLITICO’s Meridith McGraw reported on X.
Steven Cheung, Trump’s campaign communications director, said in a brief statement, “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time.”
In mid-July, a shooter opened fire on Trump while he was speaking to a crowd during an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The former president survived, though he was grazed in his right ear by a bullet. One rallygoer, 50-year-old fireman Corey Comperatore, was killed. Two other attendees were wounded.
Secret Service snipers quickly took out the gunman, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, who unleashed the attack with a rifle from a nearby roof.
Multiple investigations ensued, with questions swirling about how law enforcement failed to stop the gunman despite suspicious activity reported before the shooting. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned amid blowback.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
