{"id":2640974,"date":"2026-08-05T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpolice-nab-man-with-gun-at-trump-golf-course-spoiling-another-potential-assassination-plot\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:03:29","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpolice-nab-man-with-gun-at-trump-golf-course-spoiling-another-potential-assassination-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpolice-nab-man-with-gun-at-trump-golf-course-spoiling-another-potential-assassination-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Nab Man With Gun, Body Armor At Trump Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignpolice-nab-man-with-gun-at-trump-golf-course-spoiling-another-potential-assassination-plot%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=2640974&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>A man was arrested outside Trump\u2019s golf course in Los Angeles with weapons,body armor,and concerning statements,just days before Trump\u2019s scheduled visit.Jeanine John Taele pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including possessing a loaded firearm and ammunition, and bail was set at $250,000. Authorities found additional firearms and suspicious notebooks at his home. Taele initially claimed to be working for the State Department for security purposes. The incident follows several previous assassination attempts on Trump, including an attack at a rally in Pennsylvania and threatening surveillance near his Florida golf course. 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The arrest came days before the president was scheduled to visit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/man-arrested-trump-golf-course-ahead-presidents-visit-allegedly-had-weapons-cache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Jeanine John Taele \u201cpleaded not guilty Tuesday to four criminal charges stemming from his arrest outside\u201d of Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. The president arrived in LA on Tuesday to speak at a Republican fundraiser event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3663571547\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local judge set Taele\u2019s bail at $250,000 and \u201cordered him not to possess any weapons,\u201d banned him from the president\u2019s golf course, and instructed him to remain in the state while litigation remains ongoing. His next scheduled hearing is set for Aug. 26, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taele was reportedly first discovered Sunday by federal plainclothes agents as he was allegedly \u201cwalking the grounds\u201d of Trump\u2019s golf course. Los Angeles police say he was \u201ctaking photographs and videos and appearing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-man-arrested-at-trumps-southern-california-golf-course\/\" title=\"Armed ... ... at Trump&#039;s Southern California golf course\">monitor security-planning activities<\/a>,\u201d according to Fox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lomita Sheriff\u2019s deputies engaged Taele that afternoon, and during a search allegedly \u201crecovered a 16-round magazine loaded with hollow-point ammunition from Taele\u2019s pants pocket.\u201d Law enforcement officials subsequently \u201crecovered a loaded pistol with a round in the chamber, along with another loaded magazine containing hollow-point ammunition\u201d upon searching his nearby vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTaele claimed he was employed by the State Department and was at the site for a security detail,\u201d the Fox report reads. \u201cHe was initially arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm and possessing prohibited ammunition. Prosecutors later charged him with receiving a large-capacity magazine, carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle and possession of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon obtaining a warrant to search Taele\u2019s home, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement officials purportedly found additional firearms<\/a>, an \u201cAR-platform upper receiver,\u201d ammunition, radio signal devices, and several notebooks that officials said had \u201cconcerning statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident comes on the heels of several assassination attempts against Trump by left-wing zealots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, a Democrat donor and reported anti-Trump California man <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/27\/secret-service-reform-is-a-literal-life-or-death-necessity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">barged<\/a> past security at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in an apparent attempt to kill the president and members of his cabinet. In February, authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/13\/2-years-after-butler-left-wing-violence-is-still-an-existential-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shot<\/a> a man for trespassing on Mar-a-Lago while in possession of a shotgun and a fuel can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were also two notable attempts on Trump\u2019s life leading up to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first happened during the then-candidate\u2019s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in which the attempted killer\u2019s bullet struck the president\u2019s ear. Another attempt occurred months later when \u201cRyan Routh was arrested (and later sentenced to life in prison) for hiding out near Trump\u2019s Florida golf course with a rifle, intent on assassinating then-candidate Trump,\u201d as The Federalist\u2019s Brianna Lyman <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/13\/2-years-after-butler-left-wing-violence-is-still-an-existential-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"bYHn5GR3BwdhD6lz4e1VsCvtNQcUIomPp7Jga29EXjW\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8INSANE: After today, we know of at least 10 assassination attempts against President Trump. Four of those have occurred in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>America is not outraged enough:<\/p>\n<p>June 18, 2016<br \/>Michael Steven Sandford<br \/>At a Trump campaign rally in Las Vegas, he attempted to pull a police\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OeeyMLs4e0\">https:\/\/t.co\/OeeyMLs4e0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewKolvet\/status\/2084850255485685993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. 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