Americans were shocked this past weekend after former President Donald Trump survived yet another assassination attempt, this time at his Florida golf course.

What's more, a photojournalist has since confessed that the gunman was positioned in a spot which Secret Service agents know is used to take pictures. 

Reporters "always amazed how close they can get"

According to the New York Post, alleged sniper Ryan Routh "was able to exploit a security hole that the Secret Service has known about for years."

Routh allegedly hid with his rifle inside of a hedge that hugs the perimeter of Trump's West Palm Beach resort. His exact location is said to have been an opening in the foliage which runs along Summit Boulevard.

That vantage point provides direct lines of sight to the fifth, sixth and seventh holes, which are respectively located 700, 150, and 400 feet away.

One photo agency source explained that the vantage point is regularly used by journalists who are "always amazed how close they can get to Trump and his entourage."

Secret Service often failed to notice photographers

Nor is the place unique, as the same source told the Post that there are "dozens" of similar gaps that photographers commonly use.

What's more, the source further remarked that photographers typically go unnoticed by members of Trump's Secret Service detail.

"If they do approach the photographers, sometimes they quickly check their credentials but that’s about it," the individual said of the Secret Service's response.

The source went on to speculate that the presence of journalists might have influenced Trump's alleged would-be assassin, saying, "Routh could easily have picked a better spot, but maybe he was worried about being seen by a photographer."

J.D. Vance: "The left needs to tone down their rhetoric"

While more questions will be asked regarding Trump's security arrangements, his running mate slammed heated rhetoric from Democrats while speaking on Monday at an event hosted by the Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition.

.@JDVance (R-OH): "No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in last couple of months and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months. I'd say that's pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down their rhetoric." pic.twitter.com/O3dA8p7USD

— CSPAN (@cspan) September 16, 2024

"No one has tried to kill Kamala Harris in [the] last couple of months and two people now have tried to kill Donald Trump in the last couple of months. I'd say that's pretty strong evidence that the left needs to tone down their rhetoric," Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance told attendees.