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Former President Donald Trump and his vice-presidential nominee, Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, were the victims of an assassination threat not long after an attempt was made on the former president’s life.
The Jupiter Police Department in Florida announced the arrest of 68-year-old Michael M. Wiseman on Friday after he made written threats to do harm to the pair, Fox News reported.
“Authorities alleged that Wiseman wrote threats against the Republican presidential nominee and vice presidential nominee on his Facebook account and also made to members of the Trump and Vance families,” the report said.
BREAKING: A new threat was made against Trump and Vance just a week after an assassination attempt was made against the former president's life.
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Police have arrested a Florida man, Michael M. Wiseman, 68, for "written threats" on their lives. pic.twitter.com/lQ0O0DSQwS
“The police department said it was notified of the threats, including bodily harm, by multiple members of the community,” it said.
Juniper is only around a half-hour drive from the former president’s home at Mar-a-Lago.
“JPD coordinated the investigation with the United States Secret Service and the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office,” authorities said. “JPD officers took Wiseman into custody without incident.”
Former President Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention Thursday evening and delivered a highly anticipated speech that included recounting the assassination attempt against him last weekend in Butler, Pa.
But, apparently, that will be the last time he publicly recounts the attack because he said recalling it is “too painful.”
“As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life. So many people have asked me what happened, tell us what happened, please. And therefore I will tell you exactly what happened and you will never hear it from me a second time, because it is actually too painful to tell,” Trump said.
“It was a warm, beautiful day in the early evening in Butler Township in the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Music was loudly playing and the campaign was doing really well. I went to the stage, and the crowd was cheering wildly. Everybody was happy. I began speaking very strongly, powerfully, and happily,” he added.
Trump then described how he turned his head at the last second, which likely saved his life as a bullet whizzed by, grazing his right ear.
“In order to see the chart, I started to, like this, turn to my right and was ready to begin a little bit further turn, which I am very lucky I didn’t do. When I heard a loud, whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard,” Trump said. “On my right ear. I said to myself, wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.”
“I immediately knew it was very serious that we were under attack and in one movement proceeded to drop to the ground. Bullets were continuing to fly as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage and they really did, they rushed to the stage. These are great people. At great risk, I will tell you. And pounced on top of me, so that I would be protected,” he continued.
“There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way, I felt very safe because I had God on my side. I felt that. The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark.”
Trump added: “I am not supposed to be here tonight. I’m not supposed to be here.”
