Former U.S. President Donald Trump met with acting Secret Service Director in Mar-a-Lago, Florida on Monday, after an apparent second assassination attempt. The suspected gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, is now charged with federal gun crimes. Prosecutors say the 58-year-old came within 500-meters of the former president who was with his secret service detail on the golf course.
Joining the discussion:
- Jadan Horyn is a political analyst.
- Rina Shah is a political commentator and CEO of Rilax Strategies.
- Douglass Sloan is Principal of National Capitol Strategy Group and former first Vice President of the DC NAACP.
- Frank Sesno is a professor with the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University and the former CNN Washington Bureau Chief.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe describes the apprehension of the suspect in Sunday's apparent assassination attempt on former Pres. Trump, saying a Secret Service agent "saw what appeared to be a rifle poking out of the tree line" before opening fire. https://t.co/bsOfSCrYU9 pic.twitter.com/cql4SGbmpS
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2024
Body camera footage posted on Facebook Monday by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows the arrest of the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/hgUaeYy7XY
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2024