Donald Trump is "safe" after "gunshots" were heard outside his Florida base, the former President's campaign team has said.
In an urgent statement issued on Sunday, Trump's campaign communications chief Steven Cheung said: "President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time."
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Trump had been campaigning in Las Vegas on Friday night, before flying to Palm Beach in Florida - the location of his Mar-a-Lago Club and golf resort - on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Two people exchanged gunfire outside the golf course, according to US media, which reported that the shooters were "targeting each other", and the gunfire was not targeting Trump.
Minutes after the news broke, law enforcement sources said the Secret Service were responding to the gunfire.
The Secret Service's communications chief Anthony Guglielmi later confirmed: "The Secret Service, in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, is investigating a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2pm.
"The former President is safe."
While Trump's son, Donald Jr, claimed an "AK-47 was discovered in the bushes, per local law enforcement".
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he had spoken to the former President after the gunshots, adding that Trump was in "good spirits".
He wrote on social media: "Just spoke with President Trump. He is one of the strongest people I've ever known. He's in good spirits and he is more resolved than ever to save our country."
The incident comes almost exactly two months after Trump was injured in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally.
Trump had been grazed in the right ear, and one rallygoer was killed in the gunfire.
The gunman, identified as Thomas Crooks, 20, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
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