Officers found an AK-47-style rifle, two rucksacks and a GoPro camera near to where the suspect was spotted on the perimeter of the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach.
US President Joe Biden has said the Secret Service needs more help after Donald Trump was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday. Mr Biden said he was thankful Mr Trump was 'OK' before adding he did not yet have a full report of what happened. He added: 'One thing I want to make clear is that the service needs more help and I think Congress should respond to their needs.
' He added they managed to take the suspect into custody peacefully. Routh has since appeared in a federal courtroom in West Bank Palm Beach, Florida.
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