Latest U.S. Secret Service News

Trump blames Biden and Harris' rhetoric toward him despite his own history of going after rivals

Sep. 16, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life, despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for...

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show

Sep. 16, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire,...

The Latest: Suspect in apparent assassination attempt against Trump charged with federal gun crimes

Sep. 16, 2024 14:34 PM EDT

The FBI said former President Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination ” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. U.S. Secret...

5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses

Sep. 16, 2024 10:31 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says "appears to be an attempted assassination” while playing golf two months after another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania. Local authorities said the U.S. Secret Service...

President Biden says the Secret Service 'needs more help' after Trump targeted in apparent assassination attempt

Sep. 16, 2024 09:15 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Biden says the Secret Service 'needs more help' after Trump targeted in apparent assassination attempt.

Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

Sep. 16, 2024 07:53 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda. Then the Secret Service spotted the muzzle of a rifle sticking out of a fence in...

The Latest: Man held after apparent Trump assassination attempt was filmed by AP in Kyiv in 2022

Sep. 16, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

Gunshots were reported in Donald Trump's vicinity Sunday afternoon. The former president is safe. U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club in Florida while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing....

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Sep. 16, 2024 07:01 AM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former...

Apparent attempt on Trump's life raises questions about how it could have happened again

Sep. 16, 2024 01:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second time in as many months. U.S....

Biden: 'No place' in US for political violence; directed that Secret Service has 'every resource' to protect Trump

Sep. 15, 2024 20:59 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden: 'No place' in US for political violence; directed that Secret Service has 'every resource' to protect Trump.