I welcome everyone to the beat I'm Ari Melber and we begin the program covering the

developments in the terrible near-miss type incident at Donald Trump's West Palm Beach

Golf Course Sunday the Secret Service opening

fire after seeing a gun that was pointed inside the course, inside that area where the former

president was.

We have more details on exactly that exchange of gunfire and

what happened there in a moment. I could tell you though with the most recent

information federal authorities are treating this as a second apparent

assassination attempt against former President Trump in just 63 days.

The first occurred at the Pennsylvania rally, with shots fired, agents killing the shooter,

and a rally attendee being fatally shot.

Here authorities have apprehended the suspect gunman alive.

58 year old Ryan Wesley Wrote charged with two federal counts for illegal gun possession.

He was in court earlier today.

And this evening authorities, again I told you I'll tell you the latest first, are now stressing

how the investigation for a motive in determining that

which is a big issue in any situation involving a Secret Service

protectee, someone involved in the government or politics in any way, that's an

ongoing investigation. They also

praised the response of the Secret Service. What was critical to this was the

quick reaction, the response, the hyper-vigilance of the men and women of the United States Secret

Service who since July 13th had been rising to meet an unprecedented and hyper-dynamic threat environment,

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