Donald Trump was the apparent target of a second assassination attempt on the afternoon of September 15, 2024 — and his response was just what you would expect.
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00:00Donald Trump was the apparent target of a second assassination attempt on the afternoon of September
00:0615th, 2024, and his response was just what you would expect. The former president was heading
00:12toward the sixth hole at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach when shots rang out.
00:18A quick-thinking Secret Service agent had spotted the gun barrel peering through some shrubbery and
00:23opened fire. Ryan Wesley Ralph, the alleged assailant, fled the scene but was tracked down
00:29and brought into custody. Sheriff Rick Bradshaw of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
00:33commended the Secret Service's response, saying,
00:36They provided exactly what the protection should have been,
00:39and their agent did a fantastic job."
00:42It was an eerie echo of the terrifying attempt on Trump's life at a rally in Pennsylvania just
00:47two months earlier, which left an audience member dead and Trump's ear injured. The echo
00:52extended to Trump's reaction as well. Via his campaign office, he released an official statement
00:57on X, which reads in part,
00:59I am safe and well. Nothing will slow me down. I will never surrender.
01:04Though not filmed in real time, it's similar to Trump's immediate reaction after the Pennsylvania
01:09attack, where we saw him uttering a rallying cry of,
01:12Fight, fight, fight, as he was led to safety.
01:15Trump's supporters were quick to offer their admiration.
01:18Alongside the now-famous photo of Trump standing with his fist raised,
01:22one person on social media wrote,
01:25This man is fighting for all of us.
01:27Another user wrote,
01:28My God, how much does this man have to give up for his country?
01:32Not long after releasing the first statement, Trump released a second message on his website,
01:36which reads,
01:37I am Donald J. Trump. Fear not. I am safe and well and no one was hurt. Thank God.
01:43But there are people in this world who will do whatever it takes to stop us.
01:47I will not stop fighting for you. I will never surrender.
01:50I will always love you for supporting me.
01:53Through our unity, we will make America great again.
01:56Naturally concerned for their patriarch, Donald Trump's children and extended family have taken
02:00to social media to express their reactions on this latest frightening incident.
02:05Donald Trump Jr. reposted the campaign announcement with the captions,
02:09Again, folks? And it never ends.
02:11Kimberly Guilfoyle, Don Jr.'s fiancee, posted a picture on her Instagram stories
02:16showing a group of people laying hands in prayer on her future father-in-law.
02:20She wrote,
02:21Pray for this man. Pray for our country.
02:24Middle son Eric Trump had an apparent change of heart.
02:27First, he too posted the initial announcement on X with the caption,
02:31Serious change is needed. Then he went on to repost his father's statement without the comment.
02:36Pundit Art Candy questioned his repost, asking,
02:39You edited the post because you don't want serious change anymore?
02:43As of this video, the former first lady hadn't yet issued a statement.
02:47However, being that Melania just recently released a video on X where
02:50she questions the circumstances regarding her husband's first assassination attempt,
02:55there's no doubt we'll be hearing her thoughts on this second attempt soon enough.