US police say they appear to have prevented the assassination of Donald Trump for the third time. Law enforcement officers arrested an armed man with a fake press ID outside former President Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California on October 12 – the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. announced on October 13. Vem Miller, a 49-year-old Las Vegas resident, was arrested at a checkpoint outside the rally site with an illegally owned handgun, a loaded gun and a capacity magazine big. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told local press that Miller presented a fake VIP card and press ID at the checkpoint.

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Bianco described Miller as a member of the “citizen supremacist” movement, referring to the group of radical libertarians who believe the government cannot legally exercise power over them. Miller is a registered Republican, has a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and ran for state assembly in Nevada in 2022. Miller has not confirmed or denied his intention to assassinate Donald Trump. The 49-year-old suspect was released on bail of $5,000 and will appear in court in January on charges of illegal weapons possession.

Mr. Donald Trump has survived two failed assassination attempts in the past three months. The former President and Republican presidential candidate narrowly escaped death at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July, when a bullet fired from about 150 meters away grazed his ear. The gunman fired from a roof unprotected by the Secret Service, killing one campaign participant and injuring two others. The suspect was killed at the scene. The second assassination attempt took place at Mr. Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September. A gunman aimed at the former President from behind bushes and was captured by the Secret Service.