A second apparent assassination attempt has caused turmoil in the political world, as divided factions discuss the way forward in a country so divided the Republican front-runner isn't safe to play golf in the open.

The political allies of former President Donald Trump asked on Sunday that the Secret Service provide him with increased protection immediately after a suspect was apprehended on Sunday in what appears to be another attempt to kill the Republican nominee for president, as the New York Post reported.

After a Secret Service agent saw the barrel of the would-be assassin's AK-47-style rifle over a chain link fence on the fringes of Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach, the would-be assassin, who has been named as Ryan Routh, 58, from Hawaii, was taken into custody.

At the time, the former president, who was 78 years old, was racing. The authorities have not yet determined whether or not the shooter managed to fire any shots at President Trump.

From Political Figures

Various well-known political figures have spoken out in support of the additional protection:

“It is inexplicable that this happened again. President Trump needs the same, if not more, Secret Service protection than a sitting President,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) tweeted after the attack took place.

“There have been TWO attempts on Trump’s life. Secret Service must up their level of protection of him to their FULL capabilities — including expanding the perimeter,” wrote House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was himself a former Republican presidential candidate, tweeted: “I’m calling on Secret Service to IMMEDIATELY step up its protection for President Trump to the same level they provide to Biden, there’s no excuse not to at this point.”

From Security Officers

According to Ric Bradshaw, the sheriff of Palm Beach County, Trump's security detail is smaller now that he is not the sitting president.

“At this level that he is at right now, he’s not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had this entire golf course surrounded. But because he’s not, security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible,” Bradshaw said at a press conference.

“I would imagine that the next time he comes to a golf course, there’ll probably be a little bit more people around the perimeter," he speculated. "But the Secret Service did exactly what they should have done.”

The shooter may have planned to film Trump's every move while firing shots from a distance, since a GoPro camera and a rifle scope were found in the bushes.

From Homeland

On July 15, Alejandro Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, said that the Secret Service and his agency were working to make Trump safer.

“Both prior to and after the events of this past weekend, the Secret Service enhanced former President Trump’s protection based on the evolving nature of threats to the former president and his imminent shift from presumptive nominee to nominee," Mayorkas said at the time.

Mayorkas offered more details at the White House briefing, saying, "This includes enhancements related to securing the former president during the Republican National Convention this week."

“I cannot discuss specifics of the protection or the enhancements made, as they involve sensitive tactics and procedures,” the DHS chief said at the time. “I can say, however, that personnel and other protective resources, technology, and capabilities have been added.”