The American presidential candidate was quickly taken to safety after shots were fired at the golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, who was playing golf at his course at the time of the incident, was never in direct danger.
He writes in an email that he is feeling well.
"Nothing can stop me. I will never give up!" he writes.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still somewhat unclear. At a press conference with local police, the federal police FBI, and the security service Secret Service, it is stated that it is unclear whether the suspect managed to fire any shots before being shot. Then the man fled in a car before being stopped and arrested.
Biden Relieved
At the scene, an AK-47 automatic rifle with a telescopic sight and a camera were found, according to Ric Bradshaw, sheriff of Palm Beach County. He also states that the suspect was about 400 meters from Trump when the shooting occurred.
Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are "relieved that Trump is unharmed", according to a statement from the White House.
Harris says in her own statement that "violence has no place in the USA".
The attempted murder is the second in two months against Donald Trump. On July 13, he was hit by a bullet and slightly injured when a man tried to assassinate him during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Increased Security
The Secret Service has been criticized for allowing the shooter to get so close to Trump, who has since received increased security.
Trump was hit in the right ear during the attack. One bystander was killed and two were injured. The 20-year-old shooter, who fired his weapon from a rooftop and whose motives are still unclear, was shot dead by police.
The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is seen as the most serious attempt on the life of an American president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
The Secret Service is a federal agency that, among other things, has the task of protecting the President of the United States.
The organization has around 3,600 employees who guard the White House, the Treasury Department, and foreign embassies in Washington. The number of employees has been cut back in recent years, while threats and the number of protected objects have increased.
In addition to protecting the current president, the Secret Service also has the task of protecting the vice president, the incoming president, the incoming vice president, and presidential candidates, among others.
After the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, the agency faced strong criticism. Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle resigned after admitting that the failure to prevent the threat to Trump was the worst mistake in decades.
Sources: CNN, NBC News, and others
