FBI investigating hunting stand with direct line of sight to Trump’s Air Force One

Published October 19, 2025 3:38pm ET



The FBI is investigating a hunting stand that the Secret Service uncovered last week near Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, where President Donald Trump usually lands on Air Force One when traveling from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago resort.

The hunting stand was suspicious because it was positioned in a tree with a direct line of sight to the Air Force One landing zone. The discovery is especially concerning, given that Trump was the target of two previous assassination attempts last year.

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