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A Horrifying New Attempt on Trump’s Life

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A man was arrested in Florida this afternoon following what the FBI describes as an apparent attempted assassination.
The best, and most disconcerting, proof of the increased threat environment this election season came today in the form of “what appears to be an attempted assassination,” according to the FBI, against former President Donald Trump. It is the second attempt on his life this year, following the July shooting in Pennsylvania when a bullet grazed his ear. There is little public information about the most recent shooter, who hid in bushes adjacent to Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump should be outraged; all Americans should be. No former president or current presidential candidate should be so vulnerable during both public and private events. And the choices facing voters should not be left to the whim of gunmen.
At a press conference, West Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said that a Secret Service agent identified a rifle barrel sticking out through a fence and that agents engaged the gunman until he ran. Fortunately, a bystander took a photo of his car and quickly passed the information to law enforcement.

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