Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts since launching his most recent presidential campaign.
In July 2024, Trump was targeted during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A gunman killed an audience member and lightly wounded the then-candidate in the ear.
A few months later, another armed man was arrested on a West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing a round.
In April, Trump was evacuated from a reception in Washington after an armed man attempted to enter the venue, triggering a shootout with security personnel.
Trump’s visit to his California golf club on Tuesday is closed to the press.
The president is expected to tout his record and raise campaign funds for the upcoming midterm elections, in which his Republican party is trying to maintain its grip on the US Congress.
Trump’s visits to California, a Democratic stronghold he has long cast as the antithesis of his vision for America, are rare.
Hours before Trump’s arrival, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat widely expected to run for president in 2028, urged Trump to release long-delayed federal reconstruction funding for communities devastated by the Los Angeles wildfires, saying the issue should transcend politics and that Trump should honour his pledge to help affected families.
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