FBI probes hunting stand with view of Trump’s Air Force One in Florida | US | News
The U.S. Secret Service uncovered a suspicious hunting stand that showed uninterrupted footage of President Donald Trump exiting Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Fox News Digital reported.
Agents discovered the booth on Thursday. The FBI confirmed that they are conducting an investigation into the structure.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the hunting stand has not yet been linked to any individual.
“Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, the USSS discovered an elevated hunting ground in the line of sight of the Air Force One landing zone,” Patel told Fox News Digital. Express USA.
“No individuals were identified at the scene. The FBI has since assumed leadership of the investigation, directing resources to collect all evidence from the scene and deploying our cell phone analysis capabilities.”
USSS communications chief Anthony Guglielmi explained that agents found the hunting location while conducting “enhanced security preparations” ahead of Trump’s arrival in Palm Beach this weekend.
“There was no impact on any movement and no individuals were present or involved in the area,” Guglielmi said. he said.
A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that the stand appeared to have been built “months ago.”
The increased security measures follow the September incident at Donald Trump’s golf course when he became the target of what the FBI described as “what appeared to be an assassination attempt.”
Just nine weeks after surviving another attempt on his life, the Republican presidential candidate was at a club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday.
The former president confirmed he was safe and well, and a man was detained by authorities.
U.S. Secret Service agents stationed a few holes away from where Trump was playing noticed the barrel of an AK-style rifle sticking out of the bushes of the green about 400 yards away.
An agent returned fire with a gun, causing the attacker to drop the rifle and get into an SUV.
He left behind two backpacks, a pair of binoculars used for aiming, and a GoPro camera, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
Police later caught the man in a neighboring district.
The incident marks the latest troubling incident in a campaign year characterized by unprecedented turmoil.
On July 13, Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, with a bullet that grazed his ear.
Eight days later, Democratic President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party’s nominee. This prompted new questions about the Secret Service’s protective operations after the agency admitted its shortcomings in thwarting last summer’s assassination attempt.
The trend towards political violence continues, as evidenced by the targeted killing of conservative host Charlie Kirk this summer.
