Posted on 10/19/2025 5:22:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
President Donald Trump was forced to board Air Force One on Sunday via the small stairs due to heightened security measures after a suspicious hunting stand was discovered nearby.
Trump left Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday to return to Washington D.C., after the suspicious structure was discovered on Friday.
A White House official said the discovery led to the implementation of heightened security measures on Sunday as Trump returned to the airport.
FBI Director Kash Patel said the 'elevated hunting stand' was 'within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone.
'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.'
The stand has not been tied to any individual.
It was found perched in a tree near where Trump usually exits the presidential jet. There was no ammunition found nearby, and the finding was described as an odd collection of pipes.
President Donald Trump was forced to board Air Force One on Sunday via the small stairs due to heightened security measures after a suspicious hunting stand was discovered nearby
A hunting stand was discovered near the airport Trump uses to fly into Florida. It had a direct line of sight to Air Force One, officials said
The Secret Service was 'working closely' with the FBI as well as law enforcement in Palm Beach County.
Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also told Fox that 'there was no impact to any movements and no individuals were present or involved at the location.'
'While we are not able to provide details about the specific items or their intent, this incident underscores the importance of our layered security measures,' Guglielmi also stated.
The discovery came less than a month after Ryan Routh was found guilty on...
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GEE people keep finding very interesting situations which could be dangerous to our President. Strange....... /sarcasm
But authorities will say “the Hunting Stand acted alone.” and “There is no link to terrorism.”
Hope law enforcement can find dna and maybe prints and a few threads of clothes and boot prints.
The viewers of leftist news shows and people seen in demonstrations will have to be matched, too.
The picture I saw looked like a badly made and maintained tree fort made by some kids. Maybe they wanted a vantage point to watch planes.
I don’t see a problem... assuming the SS doesn’t actually want the president assassinated. Just post a sniper near the stand. If someone happens to get up into the stand some time before the president is going to be passing through, then, you know what to do.
Again, assuming that the SS doesn’t actively seek his assassination.
And yes, I will continue to call them the SS until they regain my respect. Between not being able to find out who left cocaine in the White House and Butler (with its gently sloped roofs), they have a long way to go to do that.
Sure, it rickety but it looks to be about 30 feet off the ground. No kid in today’s world is going to put it that high, or risk being caught hauling up pieces, and I don’t see how you could do it in the middle of the night. One question for me is did they use climber’s spikes or free climb?
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