Local authorities in California (USA) identified this Sunday a gunman who intended to assassinate the former president of the United States Donald Trump (2017-2021), during a rally of the Republican candidate at the White House in the Coachella Valley.
The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, carrying multiple weapons, a fake press pass and VIP tickets to the rallyaccording to the Riverside Sheriff’s Office in a statement. “We probably prevented another assassination attempt,” Sheriff Chad Bianco told local media. The inmate had a shotgun, a revolver and a high-capacity ammunition magazine in his car.
The 49 year old man released after posting $5,000 bailwas intercepted by several agents as he passed through a security checkpoint near the site where Trump held the campaign event. His car’s license plates, which were “obviously fake,” caught officers’ attention during the check, Bianco said, adding that they also found several passports and driving licenses with the names of different people inside the vehicle.
The Secret Service, the FBI and the attorney general’s office said in a joint statement that the tycoon was not in danger and that no federal arrests had been made this time. “The U.S. Secret Service believes the incident did not impact protective operations and that former President Trump was not in any danger. Although no federal arrests have been made at this time, the investigation is ongoing,” the document states.
on Sunday This would be the third assassination attempt against Trump in what has become a tight election race against the vice president, Kamala Harris. In July, a young man opened fire at a Republican rally in Pennsylvania, injuring him in the ear and killing an event attendee. In early October, the Secret Service arrested a man armed with an AK-47 rifle near a Florida golf course where Trump was.
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