AK-47 Gunman With Scope Got in Range of Trump as He Golfed

An apparent assassin got within 500 yards of former President Donald Trump as he golfed in West Palm Beach on Sunday, according to Florida authorities and the FBI.

Hidden in bushes near the property line of the Trump International Golf Club, a suspect with an AK-47-style rifle and scope was spotted by a Secret Service agent moving one hole ahead of the former president, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.

The sheriff explained at a Sunday afternoon news conference that the agent “engaged” the gunman, who fled the scene. A witness quickly came forward to say they’d seen the suspect jump into a black Nissan and take off—but not before the witness took photographs of its plates.

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