‘People deserve the truth’: ongoing investigations
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi posted on X on Sunday afternoon that the agency was “investigating a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump.”
Trump had no public events scheduled for Sunday, and his golf game was only added to his schedule at the last minute, CNN reported, raising questions about how the shooter may have prepared for the attack. CNN also reported, citing a source in law enforcement, that the FBI has launched a “global” investigation after the arrested suspect’s online activity involved platforms headquartered outside the U.S., though no co-conspirators have been identified.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on X that the state would conduct a separate investigation into the incident. “The people deserve the truth about the would be assassin and how he was able to get within 500 yards of the former president and current GOP nominee,” said DeSantis, Trump’s former primary rival who has since endorsed him.
Reps. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) of the congressional task force on the earlier assassination attempt on Trump posted a joint statement saying that they have “requested a briefing with the U.S. Secret Service about what happened and how security responded.” They said they are grateful Trump was unharmed “but remain deeply concerned about political violence and condemn it in all of its forms” and “will share updates as we learn more.”
In a statement, Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) urged Biden to “issue President Trump the same security levels afforded to a sitting president to ensure his safety.” Bradshaw, the Palm Beach County sheriff, had said during the Sunday press briefing that a reason the entire perimeter of the golf course had not been secured was because Trump had not been accorded the same level of protection as a sitting President and that “security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible.”
‘Violence has no place’: Democrats, world leaders, and celebrities react
President Joe Biden, in a White House statement, commended Secret Service and law enforcement, said he was relieved that Trump is safe, and reiterated that “there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country.” He added: “I have directed my team to continue to ensure that Secret Service has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former President’s continued safety.”
Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minn. Gov. Tim Walz each posted on X that they were “glad” Trump is safe and that “violence has no place” in the U.S. “It’s not who we are as a nation,” Walz said.
“Political violence has no place in a civilized society,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement. “The alleged perpetrator,” he added, “should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), a member of the congressional task force on the July assassination attempt on Trump, told CNN that he was “very concerned” about the Secret Service’s ability to keep the former President safe in outdoor environments” and that Americans should also be concerned about how “a second individual, clearly disturbed, was able to get this close to the former President with a weapon.” He added: “This is getting embarrassing for the agency, and people in Congress are bewildered why we’re in this situation now for a second time.”
Outside the U.S., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that while he was “relieved” that the assassination attempt on Trump had failed, “we should not rely on luck.” He added: “We send our best wishes to Donald and Melania along with our hopes that all measures will be taken to ensure that such deadly attacks on a candidate for the US presidency will be foiled in advance.”
Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum and outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador both issued statements on social media condemning the attack against Trump. “Peace must always guide democratic processes,” said Sheinbaum.
In a since-deleted post on X, Elon Musk—who endorsed Trump shortly after the former President survived the earlier attempt on his life in July—wrote: “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.” (A man was arrested in Florida in July for threatening to kill Biden, and a man was arrested in Virginia in August for threatening to kill Harris.) The tech billionaire has continued to reply to posts on X expressing support for Trump and blaming Democrats’ rhetoric for the violence targeting him.
Comedian Jon Stewart, while backstage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night, said that one thing he and his Daily Show colleagues try to do is “not feel as though we are under the spotlight of making some profound statement about the moment. I don’t know that we can.” Though he did offer his wry advice: “I think the one rule maybe we could all benefit from in terms of engagement is ‘no shooting.’ No matter how mad you are, no matter who you don’t like, who you hate… I believe instituting a ‘no shooting’ policy would be the way to take things down a notch.”
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