Former president, Donald Trump is below heightened safety as a result of an ongoing menace in opposition to his life.

The 78-year-old politician is being focused by Ronald Lee Syrvud, a 66-year-old man who’s reportedly “being sought as an investigative lead for threats to kill a presidential candidate,” based on the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. As officers safe the border the place Trump is scheduled to go to, they’re actively looking for the suspect.

The Sheriff’s Office revealed that Syrvud has a prison historical past, together with warrants for DUI, a hit-and-run, and failing to register as a intercourse offender. He is described as a 6-foot-tall white male with white hair and inexperienced eyes. The threats had been reportedly made on social media, prompting elevated safety measures.

This present scenario arose as Trump campaigns for the presidential election, working alongside his Republican ally, J.D. Vance. Trump has attended a number of rallies, regardless of a earlier assassination try by a gunman who was later captured and is now deceased. Reflecting on the incident in the course of the Republican National Convention, Trump stated, “Bullets were continuing to fly as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage — and they really did, they rushed to the stage. These are great people. At great risk, I will tell you. And pounced on top of me so that I would be protected. There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way I felt very safe, because I had God on my side. I felt that. I felt that,”

The aftermath of that traumatic, which resulted in a single civilian loss of life, and a handful of others injured, produced the long-lasting photograph of Trump together with his fist raised defiantly within the air. He later commented, “Once my clenched fist went up, and it was high into the air —you’ve all seen that — the crowd realized I was OK and roared with pride for our country, like no crowd I have ever heard before. Never heard anything like it.”

Trump is ready to face Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz within the upcoming November Presidential elections, alongside his working mate J.D. Vance .