An investigation is underway after a man allegedly pointed a gun at former President Donald Trump while he was golfing at one of his Florida properties on Sunday.Investigators showed pictures of the close-call: two backpacks and a gun propped against a fence where the alleged would-be shooter hid. Police say Secret Service agents noticed the muzzle of the gun sticking out from shrubs roughly 400 yards from where Trump stood. An agent fired on the position, and the suspect fled and was later stopped in a neighboring county.Police have identified the alleged suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, a man with a prior felony conviction, according to North Carolina Department of Correction records.”Wherever else you need to go. It’s safe. There’s no more danger here,” Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a Sunday news conference.On social media, Trump thanked law enforcement and stated he was grateful to be safe.”The …
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