Trump returned on Monday to his combative mood, and wrote "Fight, fight, fight" in his usual capital letters on his social media platform Truth.
In an interview, Trump then accused the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden of bearing the blame.
He (the suspect) believed the rhetoric from Biden and Harris and acted on it, Trump told the conservative TV channel Fox News.
Earlier, Trump had held a more respectful tone:
"I want to thank everyone for your concern and your greetings – it was certainly an interesting day", he stated on Truth.
The former president praised the Secret Service, the judiciary in general, and the local sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his "brave and patriotic" employees for protecting him.
Saw a pipe
Donald Trump was on his golf course in West Palm Beach when employees of the Secret Service saw a rifle barrel sticking out of a bush. When the bodyguards shot at the location, about 300 meters away, a man fled from there in a car. The license plate was photographed by a private individual.
A site search found an AK-47 automatic rifle with a telescopic sight and a camera.
The suspect, a 58-year-old self-employed individual from Hawaii, could be arrested by the police after a helicopter and car chase on Highway I-95.
The man was formally charged with weapons offenses at a brief federal court hearing in Florida on Monday.
Trump is said to have never been in direct danger. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said that the Secret Service did "exactly what they should" but added that the bodyguards' maneuvering space is limited since Trump is currently only a candidate.
Donald Trump's decision to play golf was reportedly made spontaneously and at the last minute, according to media.
Two attempts
Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced after the incident that they are "relieved that Trump is unharmed", according to a statement from the White House.
The suspected assassination attempt is the second in two months against Donald Trump. In July, he was hit by a bullet in the ear and slightly injured during an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two were injured in the incident.
The Secret Service has been criticized for allowing a shooter to get so close to Trump. Since then, the security apparatus around the former president has been strengthened.
Facts: Donald Trump
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Donald Trump was the 45th President of the United States between 2017 and 2021. The outspoken Republican won the presidential election in 2016 with the promise to "make America great again", but failed to be re-elected in November 2020.
He has been nominated as the Republican candidate for the presidential election in November.
Trump was the first president who did not have previous experience as an elected politician or military officer. Instead, he has devoted his life to business.
The 78-year-old Trump was born in Queens, New York. He has an economics degree with a focus on real estate from the University of Pennsylvania. Trump inherited real estate from his father and built an empire with a focus on, among other things, hotels and golf courses.
Donald Trump is the father of five children and is married for the third time. His current wife is Slovenian-American Melania Trump.
