Breaking News: Trump safe after 'apparent assassination attempt' | DW News

Donald Trump's campaign says the former president is safe following what's been described as 'gunshots in his vicinity.'

Trump was at his golf club in West Palm Beach in Florida when the shots were fired. The course was immediately locked down. Authorities have detained 'a person of interest'. This comes almost exactly two months after a bullet grazed the former president's ear at a rally in Pennsylvania.

For more on this, we talk to DW Special Correspondent Aya Ibrahim, who is in Washington D.C. for us.

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[shaheenbhoola]

New James Bond movie. You only miss twice.

[donniebrookings]

Maybe trump should have built the wall around his golf course.

[chriszenko]

Putin should assign the FSB to guard his asset

[AbsolutelyFabulous]

It’s scary that people are cheering violence

[vonries]

Trump being shot at is only being excited by news crews making accusations like you just did. Shane on you. There has been no talk about it being anything to do with the Democrats, but you are bringing the subject up anyway.

[frejahedeman]

For a country with so many guns and so in favour of them, it's remarkable how bad they are at shooting. Unfortunately, this is not the case in schools.

[JohnAranita]

I don't want anything to happen to Trump, but I sure wish that he does not win the race.

[lucasjames]

In the words of JD Vance, this "is a fact of life, " and in the words of Trump, we should "get over it, " as regards anything gun-violence related. Good thing that the guy only had the concept of a plan.

[TheGimmers]

As his Vice President said, gun violence is just a normal thing in the USA, this story is a nothing burger

[StefSis]

This is crazy. Gotta stop all this madness.

[aquahollow]

It is tough at the top of a mafia organization.

[Warrentertainment]

Is this a new TikTok challenge I haven't heard about? 🤔

[AnthonyCarroll-ueuv]

Does the Media take any responsibility in it's portrayal of the subject? Doesn't media clearly show bias towards candidate and country and criminal?

[neofulcrum]

And they say lightning never strikes twice

[AparatorulPoporului]

In eastern europe (most of ex communist states) nobody is alowed to have personal weapons, only the army, police, and the hunters are alowed, and its very very dificult to recive permission to have weapons for self protection like pistols or shotguns

[RoxanneM-]

He is just looking for attention. As Republicans say…, “get over it!” “This is just a fact of life.”

[dianneyung]

Guess he didn't get enough of a bounce from the first time. Will he upgrade his merch to reflect this event?

[TG-zgdh]

Laura Loomer is pregnant and her husband is missing.

[stephenwheeler-rm]

So much for the peaceful transfer power, huh

[erincantu]

I never want ever to listen to this woman talk again in my life. My ears are bleeding