Joe Biden Says Secret Service ‘Needs More Help’ After Another Apparent Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump

An incident at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Sept. 15, marked the second time in two months that the former president was reportedly targeted

President Joe Biden says the U.S. Secret Service “needs more help” after another apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump over the weekend.

Trump, 78, was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Sept. 15, when the Secret Service reportedly stopped a man who was pointing a firearm toward the course.

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Speaking with reporters outside the White House on Monday, Sept. 16, Biden, 81, said he was thankful Trump was unharmed before suggesting the Secret Service may need some changes.

“One thing I want to make clear, the Secret Service needs more help,” Biden explained in the clip, shared by C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman. "And I think that Congress should respond to their needs if they in fact need more service people.”

When asked what specifically they need, Biden replied, “I think they need more personnel.”

At a press conference on Sunday, a Secret Service official said personnel “opened fire on a gunman located near the property line” around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the shooter was roughly 300 to 500 yards away from Trump with an AK-47 style rifle with scope. “With a rifle and a scope ... that’s not a long distance,” he explained.

Authorities have since arrested 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, who now faces multiple federal gun charges, according to the Associated Press and CBS News.

Officials said Routh could spend up to 20 years in jail if convicted on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Routh’s bond hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23, per the reports. At Monday’s hearing, he claimed to make around $3,000 a month but said he did not have any assets beyond two trucks that he owns and about $1,000 he has at home in Hawaii.

A probable cause hearing or arraignment has also been set for Sept. 30.

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At Sunday’s press conference, Bradshaw applauded the Secret Service agent who spotted the suspect with the rifle, noting he “did a fantastic job.”

“He was able to spot this rifle barrel ... and immediately engage that individual,” the sheriff added.

The suspect fled the scene, but was later apprehended by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office after a witness snapped a photo of the black Nissan he was driving and its license plate.

Both the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Secret Service are investigating the apparent assassination attempt.

The FBI is asking the public to submit any useful information about the incident to 1-800-CALL-FBI or to the FBI’s tip site.

This is the second time in two months that Trump has faced an apparent assassination attempt. On July 13, the former president was rushed offstage mid-speech by Secret Service agents at a Pennsylvania rally due to gunfire. Trump's ear was injured in the incident.

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