Joe Biden Says Secret Service ‘Needs More Help’ After Another Apparent Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump

Mar. 15, 2025

Joe Biden, left, says the Secret Service “needs more help” after another apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, right.

PresidentJoe Bidensays the U.S. Secret Service “needs more help” after anotherapparent assassination attemptagainst former PresidentDonald Trumpover the weekend.

Trump, 78, was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Sept. 15, when the Secret Service reportedly stopped a man who was pointing a firearm toward the course.

Speaking with reporters outside the White House on Monday, Sept. 16, Biden, 81, said he was thankful Trump was unharmed before suggesting the Secret Service may need some changes.

When asked what specifically they need, Biden replied, “I think they need more personnel.”

President Joe Biden said the U.S. Secret Service may need more personnel in wake of another apparent attempted assassination on Donald Trump.Andrew Harnik/Getty

Andrew Harnik/Getty

At a press conference on Sunday, a Secret Service official said personnel “opened fire on a gunmanlocated near the property line” around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the shooter was roughly 300 to 500 yards away from Trump with an AK-47 style rifle with scope. “With a rifle and a scope … that’s not a long distance,” he explained.

Routh’s bond hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23, per the reports. At Monday’s hearing, he claimed to make around $3,000 a month but said he did not have any assets beyond two trucks that he owns and about $1,000 he has at home in Hawaii.

A probable cause hearing or arraignment has also been set for Sept. 30.

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At Sunday’s press conference, Bradshaw applauded the Secret Service agent who spotted the suspect with the rifle, noting he “did a fantastic job.”

“He was able to spot this rifle barrel … and immediately engage that individual,” the sheriff added.

Donald Trump was not harmed on Sunday, Sept. 15, when another apparent assassination attempt occurred while he was golfing at Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach.Brandon Bell/Getty

Brandon Bell/Getty

Both the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Secret Service are investigating the apparent assassination attempt.

The FBI is asking the public to submit any useful information about the incident to 1-800-CALL-FBI or tothe FBI’s tip site.

source: people.com