The New York Times is reporting that the Secret Service warned Trump about the additional security measures that would need to be undertaken if he were to play golf safely (via NYT): The acting director of the Secret Service told former President Donald J. Trump that significant additional security arrangements and planning would be needed if he wanted to continue safely playing golf, according to three people with knowledge of their conversation.
A Secret Service agent scouring the perimeter saw the barrel through the foliage and opened fire—Routh fled but was later arrested by local police.
Former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated on September 15 while golfing in West Palm Beach.
Behind the scenes, tensions between the Trump campaign and the Secret Service had already been escalating.
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe was caught in another lie again because he took a victory lap during this week’s presser, claiming the security plan they set for that golf outing worked.
This is what they said in response to a question about how many assets Trump has when golfing versus Biden has had in the past as a sitting president: "Former President Trump’s protective posture has been elevated to the highest levels for the Secret Service.
He [Routh] emphasized all the Secret Service assets he'd been given, countersnipers, CAT, counter-surveillance units, protective intelligence, and drone teams, (although I learned yesterday the USSS did not have a drone in the sky on Sunday, but had counter-drone assets in place.)
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