An unruly man was hauled into custody by the Secret Service at President Trump’s Florida golf course Saturday afternoon – just one week after gunfire erupted at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The unidentified suspect was arrested at a security checkpoint at Trump Doral National Golf Club around 4:15 p.m. after allegedly causing a chaotic scene, defying orders, and getting physical with a Secret Service agent, according to the Secret Service and the Doral Police Department.
Trump was not on site when the incident unfolded.
Video shared on social media by conservative provocateur Nick Sortor showed the individual shuffling in place as he was cuffed after allegedly “setting off magnetometers” at an entry screening area.
The security stop was manned by federal agents and law enforcement officers.
“At no point did this situation impact the established security posture for any upcoming visits to Trump Doral National Golf Club by Secret Service protectees,” Michael Townsend, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Secret Service Miami told The Post.
The agitator was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting without violence.
He is now being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, police said.
The incident comes after alleged shooter Cole Allen charged through a security checkpoint at the Washington Hilton while armed with a shotgun, knives and other weapons, in an attempt to assassinate Trump and members of his cabinet during last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
The California teacher is charged with attempting to assassinate the president, transporting weapons across state lines with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
If convicted, the 31-year-old would-be assassin faces up to life in prison.
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