The Secret Service “discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone”.
Published: October 20, 2025 7:08 AM IST
Tension gripped Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s arrival after a major security threat was discovered. FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed that as Trump’s plane, Air Force One, was on approach to land at Palm Beach Airbase, the US Secret Service (USSS) discovered a suspicious “hunting stand” mounted on a tree directly in front of the runway. The USSS cleared the area and transferred the investigation to the FBI. This event comes just after the recent killing of Charlie Kirk, a Trump supporter.
The Secret Service “discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone”, shortly before Trump arrived at Palm Beach International Airport, according to Kash Patel, director of the FBI told NewsNation, a sister company of The Hill.
“No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene, and deploying our cellphone analytics capabilities,” Patel was quoted as saying by The Hill.
Anthony Guglielmi, Chief of Communications for the Secret Service, stated that the agency is working “is working closely with the FBI and our law enforcement partners in Palm Beach County.” He noted that the FBI is leading that investigation.
“During advance security preparations prior to the Palm Beach arrival, which included the use of technology and comprehensive physical sweeps, our teams identified items of interest near Palm Beach International Airport,” Guglielmi stated as reported by The Hill. He added, “There was no impact to any movements, and no individuals were present or involved at the location.”
He added that the stand was identified as part of “advance security preparations” ahead of Trump’s arrival and emphasised that there was “no impact to any movements” and no individuals were found at the scene.”There was no impact to any movements, and no individuals were present or involved at the location,” Guglielmi said, as quoted by Fox News.
“While we are not able to provide details about the specific items or their intent, this incident underscores the importance of our layered security measures,” he added.
A law enforcement source further told Fox News that the hunting structure appeared to have been in place “for months”.In July last year, Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on him during his campaign in the run-up to the US Presidential election of 2024.It happened at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13 when gunshots rang out and Secret Service agents stormed the stage. Hours after the shooting, Trump said that the bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear.
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