In an interview on "America Reports" Monday, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder praised law enforcement and credited a civilian bystander for turning over a photograph of the Black Nissan that 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh used to flee.
The former presidential candidate's comments came just two days after a second assassination attempt on Trump that he and his allies have contended was sparked by harsh political rhetoric.
The press conference was held less than 48 hours after the suspected gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, allegedly tried to shoot the former president.
For one thing, the suspect never fired a shot, though he was armed with an AK-47-style assault rifle with the serial number scratched off; having hidden in the bushes on the golf course for an estimated 12 hours, apparently waiting for Trump to appear, the would-be shooter was apprehended by Secret Service agents, who shot at him and missed.