Assassination suspect 'never had sight' of Trump and did not fire shots, Secret Service says

US Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near Trump’s Florida golf club while he was golfing

A video posted to Facebook on Monday shows the arrest of the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Picture: Martin County Sheriff’s Office

The acting head of the US Secret Service has said the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt did not have a line of sight on former president Donald Trump, and did not fire his weapon.

The FBI said Mr Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life.