US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots near his golf course in Florida, his campaign and the Secret Service announced on Sunday (US time).
The incident appears to be the second assassination attempt on the former president in two months.
The FBI said in a statement it is investigating “what appears to be an attempted assassination of former president Trump”.
US President Joe Biden said “there is no place for political violence” in the US.
Biden said he was briefed by his team and commended the work of the Secret Service and its law enforcement partners.
The incident took place at Trump International Golf Course where the former president was golfing shortly before 2 pm., according to officials.
A witness saw the alleged gunman run from the course bushes and took a picture of his vehicle that led to a quick arrest, the Palm Beach County sherif said at press conference, USA Today reported.
The man in custody was name by three media outlets, who cited multiple unidentified law enforcement sources.
The incident occurred on the same day that the Republican nominee posted a “I hate Taylor Swift” message on his social media platform.
HAITIANS TARGETED
His running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), also admitted that he had no regrets for spreading fake stories about Haitian migrants that led to multiple threats in the town of Springfield, Ohio.
Trump had earlier pledged to conduct mass deportations of Haitian immigrants from Springfield even though the majority of them are in the US legally.
The city for days has found itself at the centre of a social media maelstrom after right-wing agitators latched onto false claims that Haitian arrivals were eating household pets.
Two elementary schools were evacuated and one middle school in Springfield was closed on Friday (US time) after anonymous bomb threats were made against the community for the second day in a row, according to ABC News.
At the White House, President Biden urged the attacks on the Haitian community to stop.
