Trump’s pal and golfing partner recalls watching Secret Service jump on former president during assassination attempt

One of Donald Trump’s golfing partners has recalled the moment that Secret Service members “converged” on the former president after gunshots rang out across the Florida golf course.

Businessman Steve Witkoff, a longtime Trump friend and political donor, said the agents present took “two seconds, maybe three” to spring into action and usher Trump off the course.

The incident happened on Sunday as the pair played at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

The suspected shooter, named by authorities as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was spotted aiming a rifle through the treeline about 300 to 500 yards away from the former president, prompting a Secret Service agent to open fire as he fled the scene.

Witkoff told NBC News on Tuesday that he knew immediately that a series of loud «pops» was gunfire, and praised the Secret Service for their quick response in getting Trump off the golf course in under 20 seconds.

Asked how quickly it had taken agents to react, he told the outlet: “Two seconds, maybe three… The entire team converged on top of him, except for the snipers.

«The snipers separated and they came within three yards of me, put the tripods down, and they were aiming right at the spot where the shots had come from.»

Witkoff added that Trump has faith in the Secret Service and «respects them tremendously.»

On Monday evening, during an event to launch Trump’s cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial, Witkoff also praised the former president’s selfless attitude toward those around him.

“I feel blessed that I was out there because I got to see what he has to live his daily life like – two assassination attempts in the last two months,” Witkoff said.

“He is as courageous a man as I’ve ever seen,” he added. “He