Trump Safe After Secret Service Protecting Former President Fires On Armed Individual

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Donald Trump was golfing at the Trump National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, when the Secret Service opened fire on a man in the vicinity who was reportedly carrying an AK-47, Fox News reported. 

The former president and Republican presidential nominee is "safe," according to a statement from his campaign.

The unidentified individual reportedly never took a shot at Trump and dropped his gun when fired upon. He's now in custody, Fox said. 

Trump survived an assassination attempt on July 13 at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. 

Trump released a statement on today's incident as well:

This is a developing story. We will add more information as we hear it.

(Updates with information on Secret Service firing on armed individua from Fox News reports.)

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