Secret Service Director Says Trump Protection Plan ‘Worked,’ Noting That Would-Be Killer Never Fired a Shot
The attempted shooter, Ryan Routh, was seen laughing during a court appearance in Florida Monday.

The Secret Service and law enforcement officials are defending their protective plans for President Trump just one day after a gunman came within 500 yards of the 45th president in an alleged effort to kill him. While they have beefed up security for Trump and at his Mar-a-Lago club, they said the would-be shooter, Ryan Routh, never even laid eyes on the former president before a Secret Service agent opened fire and forced him to flee the scene.
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