"The system worked," sheriff says. "This is not like what happened in Butler"

 

Jeffrey Veltri, left, special agent in charge of the FBI's Miami Field Office, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, center, and Rafael Barros, right, special agent in charge of the US Secret Service's Miami field office, attend a news conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 15, in West Palm Beach, Florida. 

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The person detained in connection with an apparent assassination attempt Sunday on former President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course did not fire any shots, the Palm Beach County sheriff said Monday morning.

“He did not get off any rounds, and that was because the US Secret Service agent acted so quickly,” Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told Fox News.

“At the end of the day, the system worked,” he said.

The man is detained at a “federal holding facility,” Bradshaw added. Asked whether he is talking, Bradshaw responded: “No.”

Bradshaw also praised the quick action of the Secret Service for keeping the former president safe.

“This is not like what happened in Butler,” he said, referring to the assassination attempt against Trump two months ago in Pennsylvania that sparked scrutiny of the Secret Service.