The US Secret Service has uncovered an assassination plot against Mr. Trump, while the former US President was playing golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on September 15. When the US Secret Service opened fire, the suspect tried to escape, but was later arrested. At the scene, the authorities found an AK-74 rifle with a scope, and a GoPro camera. It is not yet clear whether the suspect fired before the security team attacked the suspect. It is known that the suspect was only about 275 - 460m away from Mr. Trump.

Mr. Trump's golf hobby poses many challenges for the US Secret Service's security protection. Photo: USA Today

Intelligence and security experts told Business Insider that the timely detection and arrest of the suspect showed that former President Trump's security team handled the situation exactly as they were trained. "This is a very good result, considering the number of people they had to deal with in this situation," said Kenneth Gray, a former FBI agent. The incident on September 15 was the second time in the past two months that Mr. Trump's life was threatened. According to experts, the two incidents show how difficult it is to protect Mr. Trump outdoors, let alone on a golf course. Previously, on July 13, Mr. Trump was injured in the ear after a subject fired multiple shots while he was speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The suspect was later shot and killed by the US Secret Service. The incident has led to criticism of the Secret Service for its handling of campaign security. “All outdoor events are a nightmare. That’s how I describe a campaign where Trump was shot outside, with a very long view,” said Jeffrey James, who served in the Secret Service for 22 years. The golf course, one of Trump’s favorite places to visit, posed special challenges for the agency, James said. As a former president, Trump could not be protected like a sitting president. But Trump is now the Republican presidential candidate, and the assassination attempt in July changed the scope of his security. But the Secret Service still faces some limitations and blind spots at the golf course. “There’s only so much that any type of law enforcement or protective service can do in situations like this, where there’s open space,” said Matthew Shoemaker, a former intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency. James agreed that golf courses are “basically wide open” with lots of trees or vegetation, where a suspect could easily hide. In addition to blind spots, James added that even for a sitting president, the Secret Service would never close off the entire area around a golf course, such as adjacent roads. Instead, security teams would set up a perimeter around where the president was playing golf. During his time in the Secret Service, James said his team typically included an agent to make sure no one could sneak up behind the president. And a team would stay close to the president in case he needed protection and was evacuated.

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