Shrubbery, if somebody gets into the shrubbery, theyre pretty much out of sight, all right . At this level that he is right now, hes not the sitting president , if he was, we would have the entire Golf Course surrounded. But because hes not, security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deemS Possible. Thats the sheriff in Palm Beach county, florida, yesterday. Describing the Security Situation at Donald Trumps Golf Course after an apparent Assassination Attempt on the former president. Well bring you the very latest. Meanwhile, trump and his running Mate Jd Vance continue to push false claims about migrants in ohio, despite days of Bomb Threats in the city of springfield. Well play for you Vances Comment where is he seemed to acknowledge theres no truth to those claims. And also ahead, well get Expert Analysis on the war in ukraine. And the countryS Push for clearance to use longrange weapons in russian territory. Good morning. And welcome to Way Too Early on this monday, s
Assassination attempt against Donald Trump, said to be stonefaced during his arrest and then again in court. The Secret Service and the fbi now digging into his criminal past, his potential motive, and trying to figure out how to stop something like this from happening again. Trump himself wasting no time pointing fingers, blaming democrats in a new interview, insisting the suspect was acting on, quote, rhetoric from the President And Vice president despite a lack of evidence supporting that claim. Is there any hope of bringing down the political temperature . And how does all of this impact a nation where the kind of historical Pivot Points that would maybe happen every few years now seem to happen every few weeks . A new generation is confronting political violence that used to be largely contained to grainy photos in history books. The toll it is taking on our country, our culture and our collective wellbeing. We start in florida where the Acting Head of the Secret Service is expect
Lying in wait with a gun for Donald Trump. The suspect, described as emotionless, even nonchalant as he was charged in court today. The new details about how long he may have been waiting in that Tree Line and the new Body Cam Footage of when police finally caught up to him. Also, trump moving ahead with his schedule, telling supporters his resolve is only stronger. His flurry of fundraising emails and what we know about the mood inside the Trump Campaign. Plus, President Biden declaring the Secret Service needs more help. His message and what Kamala Harris is saying about the alleged attempt on her rival. And after two close calls in just over two months, lawmakers say they want answers. Weve live on Capitol Hill with new pressure on the Secret Service. Our Nbc News reporters are falling all of the latest developments. We start with those new details about ryan routh, the man facing gun charges linked to the alleged attempt on Donald Trumps life. Nbcs Tom Winter joins me now. What mor
Yeah, he was amazing to work with. Amazing. All right. I cant wait to see t thank you all so much for being with us and the miniseries is titled A Very Royal Scandal all three episodes premiere this thursday exclusively on prime video. I know what im going to be doing Thursday Night with mika. Ruth wilson and emily maitlis, thank you all so much. Greatly appreciate it. That does it for us this morning. Ana cabrera and Jose Diazbalart pick up the coverage right now. This morning on msnbc we have Team Coverage on this second apparent Assassination Attempt on former President Trump. Any moment now the suspect is due to make his first appearance in federal court. What were learning about his digital footprint and political leanings. Plus the acting head of the Secret Service in florida here this morning as Law Enforcement pieces together what exactly happened on this West Palm Beach Golf Course. This as the Secret Service comes under a microscope again. How did anyone get so close to the f
By a convicted felon, and possession of a weapon with an obliterated serial number. He has an extensive criminal history including possessing a weapon of mass destruction, a machine gun. Just Yesterday Routh was able to get within 500 yards of mr. Trump, armed with a semiautomatic rifle, just two months after the former president was shot in another attempt on his life. All that is raising big questions about the level of security around the former president. Hes not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had the entire Golf Course surrounded. Because hes not, security is limited to the areas the Secret Service deems possible, but the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done. They provided exactly what the protection should have been, and their agent did a fantastic job. Mr. Trump was unharmed after the Secret Service spotted the Rifle Scope hidden in the bushes while trump was on the Golf Course. This was in the perimeter, the bushes on the perimeter, the agent o