The Secret Service discovered a fishing platform with a direct line of sight to Trump’s exit from Air Force One in Florida
The U.S. Secret Service on Thursday discovered a suspicious fishing platform near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct line of sight to where President Donald Trump exited Air Force One, the agency confirmed to NBC News on Sunday.
The FBI is now leading an investigation into the discovery, Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the US Secret Service, said in a statement.
“The U.S. Secret Service is working closely with the FBI and our law enforcement partners in Palm Beach County. During advanced security preparations prior to Palm Beach’s arrival, which included the use of technology and comprehensive physical sweeps, our teams identified items of interest near Palm Beach International Airport,” Guglielmi said.
He added, “There was no impact of any movements, and there were no individuals present or involved at the site.”
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Trump traveled to Florida on Friday and is spending the weekend in West Palm Beach, where he often stays at his Mar-a-Lago golf resort.
The president has faced multiple threats in the past two years, starting on the campaign trail last year and continuing after he was elected to another term as president.
He faced two assassination attempts last year: one when he was targeted by gunfire during an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July, and the other when he was playing golf in Florida last September.
In Pennsylvania, Thomas Crooks, a 20-year-old man from the Butler area, was killed by Secret Service agents after he opened fire on Trump from the roof of a building near the rally site.
In the Florida case, Ryan Roth, now 59, hid in the bushes at a West Palm Beach golf course in what prosecutors described as a plot to kill the then-presidential candidate. But a Secret Service agent discovered Roth before Trump reached that part of the course, which ultimately led to Roth’s arrest.
Last month, a jury convicted Roth of attempted assassination in Florida. He is scheduled to be sentenced in December.
One man — 50-year-old former fire chief Corey Comperatore — was killed in the Pennsylvania shooting and two others were injured.
Earlier this year, police in West Palm Beach arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly making threats on social media to kill Trump before his inauguration.
In another case earlier this year, a Wisconsin man was arrested on charges of faking threats against Trump while trying to frame and deport another man.