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President Donald Trump’s motorcade was rerouted Sunday after a suspicious object was discovered during routine security sweeps at Palm Beach International Airport, according to the White House.
The object was found as U.S. Secret Service agents conducted advance security checks ahead of the president’s arrival, prompting authorities to alter the planned motorcade route as a precaution.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the incident in a statement released while the president was on his way to the airport.
“During advance sweeps of PBI Airport, a suspicious object was discovered by USSS,” Leavitt said.
“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” she added.
Leavitt shared the update as President Trump’s convoy was being redirected away from its original path. The Secret Service took precautionary measures to ensure the president’s safety while the object was examined.
The president departed his Palm Beach, Florida, club, Mar-a-Lago, around 6:20 p.m. ET for the roughly 10-minute trip to the airport.
As the motorcade moved, police officers on motorcycles formed a rolling blockade, with one moment seeing the motorcycles come close to the vans traveling alongside Trump.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the motorcade used a secondary route as a precaution, noting that the move followed standard protocol.
Officials said the item required additional scrutiny before the motorcade could proceed along its planned route. No injuries were reported, and authorities did not indicate that the object posed an immediate threat.
President Trump later boarded Air Force One without incident and departed the area, returning safely to the White House.
The Secret Service has not released further details about the object or the investigation beyond the White House statement. Officials said the matter remains under review as part of standard security protocols following such alerts.