Trump Will Not Golf Until After Election Due To Security Concerns

President Trump will reportedly not golf until after the election due to security concerns.

Since an apparent assassination attempt against him at his Mar-a-Lago golf course on September 15, Trump has not played a round of golf.

NBC reported Trump has not played golf because “federal agents could not ensure his safety to a degree that they were comfortable with if he were to play.”

Trump’s decision not to golf comes after he spoke with Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service, and officials from the national intelligence director’s office.

JUST IN: Trump won't golf until after the election.
Security concerns have kept Trump off the golf course since the assassination attempt last month. pic.twitter.com/5sYmuZdYA6

— Anthony Scott (@AnthonyScottTGP) October 11, 2024

The Secret Service's acting director advised Donald Trump that golfing without added security measures isn't safe, Trump campaign officials told @CBSNews. pic.twitter.com/0BRNYviGzU

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NEW: Trump won’t golf until after the election.

Security concerns have kept him off the golf course since the second assassination attempt.

It’s a big change as golf has long been a major part of his lifestyle.

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— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) October 11, 2024

Here’s what NBC News reported:

Former President Donald Trump has not played golf since an apparent assassination attempt near one of his courses on Sept. 15, and he will not do so until after the election, according to a person close to the campaign and another person familiar with the situation.

A third person familiar with the conversations said Trump was told that federal agents could not ensure his safety to a degree that they were comfortable with if he were to play. The concerns were conveyed in two conversations with Trump since the September incident: one with Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service, and the other with officials from the national intelligence director’s office.

The safety issue had been on Trump’s mind.

Trump had asked Rowe during a meeting last month whether it would be safe for him to continue golfing in the wake of the thwarted assassination attempt, and he was told he would need significant additional security given the proximity of some of his courses to public roads, The New York Times reported last month, citing information from three people familiar with their conversation.

Multiple rounds have been fired at The Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, FL. This occurred while Trump was golfing.

“President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity…” Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications Director.

An AK-47 Automatic Rifle was… pic.twitter.com/tItnxka6NV

— Sam Mitha (@MithaLaw) September 15, 2024