Trump says he was bundled into golf cart after shots rang out

Donald Trump recalled proceeding shots fired by Secret Service agents astatine a would-be attacker hiding successful the bushes astatine his Florida play people connected Sunday.

Speaking successful a livestream connected societal media level X, the Republican statesmanlike campaigner said helium and a person were "grabbed" by agents and bundled into play carts arsenic gunfire rang out.

Secret Service unit respective 100 metres distant had spotted the tube of a firearm poking retired of foliage. After opening fire, agents pursued the suspect, who dropped his limb and drove away, but was aboriginal arrested connected a highway.

The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Routh, did not occurrence immoderate shots himself, the Secret Service has said.

Mr Routh appeared concisely successful a Florida tribunal Monday to look weapon possession charges. Investigations by the FBI and the authorities of Florida continue.

Later connected Tuesday, Trump is owed to marque his archetypal in-person quality since the incidental astatine a "town hall" successful Flint, Michigan, a important plaything authorities wherever votes volition assistance determine the statesmanlike election.

His run docket volition not change, according to a root cited by the Reuters quality agency.

In his account, Trump recalled that helium and person Steve Witkoff "heard shots being fired successful the air, I conjecture astir apt 4 oregon five" arsenic Secret Service agents connected the course's adjacent spread spotted the firearm and fired astatine the suspect.

The agents with Trump "knew instantly it was bullets, and they grabbed me", helium said.

"We got into the carts and we moved on pretty, beauteous good. I was with an agent, and the cause did a fantastic job," helium said during the X Spaces event.

In comments to the Washington Post, helium insisted that the incident, arsenic good arsenic an effort connected his beingness during a rally successful Pennsylvania connected 13 July, had not affected him.

"But radical inquire maine that question a lot, and I effort not to deliberation astir it," helium said.

In a uncommon amusement of governmental unity, Trump besides commended President Joe Biden for a "very nice" telephone telephone aft the evident assassination attempt. The White House said Biden expressed his alleviation that Trump was safe.

Trump sought to blasted the evident effort connected "inflammatory language" from Democratic governmental rivals.

Authorities person not yet disclosed a imaginable motive for Routh, who has a past of ineligible problems and varied governmental affiliations.

Sunday's events came weeks aft Trump was injured by a 20-year-old gunman who changeable astatine him astatine a rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, successful July.

The incident, which near a rally attendee dead, led to the resignation of the Security Service's manager Kimberly Cheatle, and the beefing-up of Trump's information detail.

In Monday's remarks to the Washington Post, Trump said agents had taken a antithetic attack during the 2nd incident, choosing to evacuate him from the country with "rather speedy play carts", alternatively than jumping connected him.

The 2nd evident effort connected Trump's beingness raised caller questions from crossed the governmental spectrum astir whether helium is receiving capable protection. Biden has acknowledged that the bureau "needs much help".

The Secret Service's acting head, Ronald Rowe, joined Trump successful praising the actions of idiosyncratic agents, and defended the level of information provided to the Republican.

In a quality league connected Monday, helium stressed that Trump had the "highest levels of protection" and that the agency's program worked astatine it should person done connected Sunday.

Mr Rowe besides said the ex-president's travel to the play people was not connected his nationalist schedule.