{"id":2342522,"date":"2024-09-17T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-would-have-loved-to-sink-last-putt-after-shots-rang-out-ultimately-decided-against-it\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:28:31","slug":"trump-says-he-would-have-loved-to-sink-last-putt-after-shots-rang-out-ultimately-decided-against-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-would-have-loved-to-sink-last-putt-after-shots-rang-out-ultimately-decided-against-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says He \u2018Would Have Loved\u2019 to Sink Last Putt After Shots Rang Out, Ultimately Decided Against It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-would-have-loved-to-sink-last-putt-after-shots-rang-out-ultimately-decided-against-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump recently recounted a chaotic incident at the Trump International Golf Club after gunfire erupted during\u2064 a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proof-native-americans-in-arizona-given-tvs-tablets-resort-stays-for-votes-registering-to-vote\/\" title=\"PROOF: Native Americans in Arizona Given TVs, Tablets, Resort Stays for Votes\/Registering to Vote\">golf outing<\/a> in West Palm\u200c Beach, Florida. Trump was live-streaming\u2062 on X Spaces\u2063 when\u2062 he detailed how\u2063 the peaceful day turned alarming upon hearing several\u200b shots. Despite the danger, he humorously expressed disappointment \u2062at not\u200c being able to finish his game, specifically\u200b mentioning that he would have liked \u200cto sink\u2063 a final putt. <\/p>\n<p>Secret \u200cService \u200bagents quickly \u200breacted to\u2063 the sound of \u2063gunfire, identifying it as \u2063a response to a \u200cpotential threat from an armed individual, 58-year-old\u200c Ryan Wesley Routh, who had been hiding nearby. Routh\u200c was apprehended shortly after the incident. Trump&#8217;s golfing \u200ccompanion, Steve Witkoff, commented on the surreal nature of the event, \u2062highlighting the precariousness that has characterized Trump&#8217;s life \u2063since leaving office, with multiple\u2064 assassination attempts reported recently.<\/p>\n<p>This incident follows a \u200cmore serious attack in July when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-shot-three-fatally-monday-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago\/\" title=\"Seven Shot, Three Fatally Monday in Mayor Lightfoot&#039;s Chicago\">gunman fired<\/a> \u2064at Trump during\u2064 a \u2063rally in Pennsylvania, which resulted in casualties. As the 2024 elections approach, it appears that Trump continues to be \u200ca\u2063 target for threats against his life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the moments after gunfire rang out at the Trump International Golf Club, former President Donald Trump wanted to pull a vintage move but ultimately decided against it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s first public comment Sunday was a pre-scheduled appearance on X Spaces (a livestreamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-fauci-announces-the-us-will-rejoin-the-world-health-organization-promises-to-give-them-our-money\/\" title=\"WATCH: Fauci Announces the US Will Rejoin the World Health Organization, Promises to Give Them Our Money\">virtual meeting<\/a> on Elon Musk&rsquo;s social media platform) that happened hours after the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on the 45th president in West Palm Beach, Florida, was foiled.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the &ldquo;beautiful&rdquo; Sunday afternoon, Trump said it was a normal golf outing with friends until chaos erupted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And all of a sudden we heard shots being fired in the air, and I guess probably four or five, and it sounded like bullets,&rdquo; Trump said in the virtual meeting, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/trump-x-spaces-first-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Post Millennial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But what do I know about that?&rdquo; the former president joked.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump said Secret Service agents &ldquo;knew immediately&rdquo; the sound of gunfire and rushed to grab the former president, saying the elite guards &ldquo;did a fantastic job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before being moved off the course, Trump said there was one thing he would have liked to do &ndash; and it would have been a classic move from him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would have loved to have sank that last putt,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Trump and others decided it would be best to leave the area without driving their golf balls any farther.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mace-ga-gunman-must-be-held-accountable\/\" title=\"Rep. Mace: Ga. gunman must be held accountable\">alleged gunman<\/a>, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, wasn&rsquo;t able to fire off any rounds himself. The gunfire Trump and others heard was from a Secret Service agent reacting to a gun barrel he saw among hedges lining the course.<\/p>\n<p>Routh was able to escape the initial hail of gunfire, but was arrested by local authorities shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>Real estate developer Steve Witkoff, a friend of Trump who was golfing with the former president when the shots rang out, says he is &ldquo;blessed&rdquo; to have been present during the chaos.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually feel blessed that I was there yesterday,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/golf-partner-details-trumps-instant-reaction-hearing-shots-wish-whole-country-witnessed-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Witkoff explained to Sean Hannity<\/a> one day after the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life. &ldquo;And the reason I feel blessed is that I got to see what it&rsquo;s like for my dear friend to live his normal life.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His normal life, which is punctuated by two attempts to assassinate him in the last 60 days, being vilified since he left the presidency, falsely accused [and] harassed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Florida follows an attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life that was much closer to succeeding.<\/p>\n<p>On July 13, alleged gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired a volley at the former president during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump and others nearby were struck by bullets, and one man died from the gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks was killed in a furious hail of return fire, which disabled his gun, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/preliminary-report-finds-thomas-matthew-crooks-fragged-rifle-likely-disabled-swat-operators-incredible-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fragged his face and body<\/a> and left him dead on a rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>With less than two months to go before the 2024 elections, it certainly looks and feels like a target will remain on Trump&rsquo;s back for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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His first public statement on Sunday was during a pre-arranged appearance on X Spaces, a livestreamed event on Elon Musk&#8217;s social media platform, which took place hours after an assassination attempt against him in West Palm Beach, Florida was thwarted. Reflecting on the &#8220;beautiful&#8221; Sunday afternoon, Trump described it as an ordinary golf outing with friends until chaos ensued. He recounted hearing several shots fired and joked about his lack of expertise regarding gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised the Secret Service agents for their quick response to the situation, noting that they recognized the sound of gunfire immediately and acted swiftly to protect him. Before leaving the golf course, he expressed a desire to complete his last putt\u2014a move typical of him\u2014but ultimately agreed it was best to exit without hitting any more golf balls.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged shooter, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, did not manage to fire any shots himself; instead, what Trump and others heard were shots fired by a Secret Service agent who spotted Routh&#8217;s weapon among some hedges. Although Routh initially escaped from the scene of chaos, he was apprehended shortly afterward by local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Real estate developer Steve Witkoff\u2014who was golfing with Trump at that time\u2014shared his feelings about being present during such turmoil. He expressed gratitude for witnessing what he described as Trump&#8217;s normal life despite facing two assassination attempts in just 60 days while also dealing with ongoing vilification since leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>This incident follows another serious attempt on Trump&#8217;s life when Thomas Matthew Crooks allegedly shot at him during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. In that case, bullets struck both Trump and others nearby resulting in one fatality; Crooks himself died from return fire that disabled his weapon and caused severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p>With less than two months remaining before the 2024 elections approach rapidly, it appears that Trump&#8217;s status as a target will persist for some time ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2342523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/donny-golfing.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11583,4133,4300,10260,3634],"class_list":["post-2342522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-golf","tag-news","tag-shooting","tag-statements","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/donny-golfing.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}