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The U.S. Secret Service discovered a hunting stand near the airport President Donald Trump uses in Florida. (U.S. Secret Service)
The U.S. Secret Service uncovered a suspicious hunting stand with a direct line of sight to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport, officials told Fox News Digital.
Hunting stand discovered near Air Force One
The FBI is investigating after a hunting stand was found in direct line of sight to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport.
Agents found the stand on Thursday, and the FBI is now leading an investigation into the discovery. FBI Director Kash Patel said the hunting stand has not yet been connected to any individual.
“Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone,” Patel told Fox News Digital. “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 cell phone analytics capabilities.”
Guglielmi said agents discovered the hunting stand during their “advance security preparations” prior to Trump’s arrival in Palm Beach.
“There was no impact to any movements, and no individuals were present or involved at the location,” Guglielmi told Fox News.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One prior to departure from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, October 19, 2025, after spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Ge
A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital the stand appeared to have been set up “months ago.”
The investigation comes weeks after Ryan Routh was found guilty of attempting to assassinate Trump on a Palm Beach golf course from a sniper’s nest he set up in bushes along a fence line.
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Routh, 59, was charged on five federal criminal counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer, and multiple firearms offenses.
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That alleged attempt came after a separate attempt where Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
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