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President Joe Biden said the U.S. has "no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country." He said law enforcement efforts were to be credited with protecting former President Donald Trump in what investigators said amounts to an "attempted assassination.".

Biden said following briefing on an incident at the Trump golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, that "As I've said many times, there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country, and I have directed my team to continue to ensure that Secret Service has every resource, capability, and protective measure necessary to ensure the former President's continued safety."

In the statement, Biden added, "I have been briefed by my team regarding what federal law enforcement is investigating as a possible assassination attempt of former President Trump today. There is a suspect in custody, and I commend the work of the Secret Service and their law enforcement partners for their vigilance and efforts to keep the former President and those around him safe. I am relieved that the former President is unharmed. There is an active investigation into this incident as law enforcement gathers more details about what happened."

U.S. media reports that the man accused of trying to murder former President Donald Trump when he was golfing in Florida over the weekend was 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. A Hawaii resident who used to work as a construction worker in North Carolina and had tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine, Routh is now under arrest. The FBI is treating the event as an "attempted assassination".

The FBI has moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, where it is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump, the agency said in a statement.

Here, officers discovered the scene with an AK-47 style rifle, two backpacks full of ceramic tiles, and an abandoned GoPro camera. This is the second attempt to assassinate Trump within two months and the first one which was done on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. In that earlier assassination attempt, it targeted Trump with a hit in the right ear. There was just one shooter who died as he succumbed to fire from a law enforcement sniper.

The shooting occurred on Sunday at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, at approximately 1:30 p.m. An eyewitness said that a Secret Service agent patrolling ahead of Trump noticed a gun poking out of dense bushland near the edge of the golf course. It is not known yet if the suspect fired any shots. The suspect was about 350 to 500 yards from the scene, within rifle range.

A photo of the suspect's car and license plate was taken by a witness who immediately led to the arrest of the suspect.

After the shooting, Trump declared,
"There were gunshots near my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!"
He added,
"Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURREND

Both President Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, who is currently in Washington D.C., have been briefed about the situation." According to the statement, "The President and Vice-President have been briefed about the security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly updated by their team."

Vice-President Harris also had her say on X regarding the incident, saying, "I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America."

It is reported that the shooting occurred near Trump's Palm Beach golf course. CNN reports that shots were fired from behind the tree lines surrounding the course where the Secret Service agents returned gunfire.