BBC News Man Arrested Outisde Trump Rally in California

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Police in California have arrested a man with guns outside a Donald Trump rally. He's been released on bail after being detained at a security checkpoint in Coachella on Saturday, the US Secret Service said Mr. Trump wasn't in danger, and the federal authorities are investigating. And North America correspondent Peter Bose has more

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Donald Trump in Coachella, a town better known for its annual Music Festival and politics, but the former president was here in California campaigning for every vote he can get, even in this staunchly democratic state and the security around him has never been tighter. Before Mr. Trump arrived at the event, the police stopped a man at a checkpoint who gave his name as Vem Miller and claimed to have a VIP invitation to attend, but the police searched his car and say they found several guns and ammunition. He approached the outside perimeter Sheriff Chad bianco, who is an elected official and has previously expressed support for Donald Trump, later spoke to reporters about the suspect who was taken into custody. What

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we do know is he showed up with multiple passports with different names, an unregistered vehicle with fake license plate and loaded firearms. I If you're asking me right now, I probably did have deputies that prevented the third assassination attempt. We will make America safe again.

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Us. Secret Service said Donald Trump had not been in any danger. Federal officials said there was no indication of an assassination attempt connected to the incident, which is still under investigation. The suspect was later released and will appear in court at a later date on weapons charges. Donald Trump's campaign issued a statement thanking law enforcement for securing the rally site. Lessons were learned when the former president was almost killed in July while speaking in Pennsylvania. That was before another alleged assassination attempt at his Florida golf course in September, whether or not this weekend's incident was another attempt to harm Mr. Trump, it highlights the intense efforts underway to keep him safe with just three weeks to go before the election. Peter Bose, BBC News, Los Angeles, the.

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