Good day. It's Monday, September the 16th, 2024. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins,

narrating today's daily article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

Former President Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI says appears to be an attempted assassination at his

Florida golf club yesterday. The incident at West Palm Beach comes just nine weeks after the

Republican presidential nominee survived an attempt on his life. Law enforcement officials have

been warning that threats of politically motivated violence have spiked online since the July 13th shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The Secret Service has long viewed golf as especially vulnerable as courses offer a precarious combination of open ground

and the predictability of a protectee moving from hole to hole.

On Sunday, Mr. Trump was walking between holes five and

six when an agent ahead of him spotted a rifle barrel protruding out of a fence near the

golf club's property line. Secret service personnel fired at least four shots. The gunman dropped

the rifle and fled in an SUV. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff Rick Bradshaw,

the man left the firearm behind with two backpacks,

a scope used for aiming, and a GoPro camera.

The gunman was only 400 yards away from the former president.

According to Sheriff Bradshaw, with a rifle and a scope like that,

that's not a long distance.

The man was later taken into custody in a neighboring county. Mr. Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago,

his private club in Palm Beach, where he lives. It was not immediately clear whether the

incident would affect his campaign schedule. The White House issued a statement noting that

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been briefed about the threat against Mr. Trump and are

relieved to know that he is safe. Of the 45 individuals serving as U.S. President, 14 have been

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