Manhunt Underway After Authorities Identify Suspect Who Threatened To Kill President Donald Trump

During 45th President Donald Trump's visit to the southern border in Arizona on Thursday, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office began a manhunt for a man who allegedly threatened to kill the former president during his visit.

The man, 66-year-old Ronald Lee Syrvud, has multiple outstanding warrants from Wisconsin for DUI and failure to appear for DUI and from Graham County, Arizona, for hit-and-run and felony failure to register as a sex offender. The Cochise Sheriff's Office also explained that it has an absconder hold for the suspect for failing to register as a sex offender with the state. The office revealed that he had made threats to kill "a presidential candidate" and that anyone with information about the suspect's whereabouts should call local law enforcement.

The threat against President Trump comes a month and a half after the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Investigations are still ongoing to determine the extent of the security failure that resulted in Trump having his ear grazed by an assassin's bullet, as well as the death of a supporter, Corey Comperatore, and the serious injury of two others.

The Secret Service, whose director resigned in disgrace following the assassination attempt, has taken additional protective measures to ensure the Republican candidate's safety. During his first outside rally in Asheboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday, President Trump took the stage surrounded by bulletproof glass as a precaution against any other attempts on Trump's life. According to Fox News, the Secret Service is aware of the current manhunt underway by Arizona authorities. When asked about the manhunt, President Trump told the press that he's thankful for the Secret Service and that he's "not surprised" by the threats.

"I heard it's very dangerous, but I also have a job to do…They probably wanna keep it from me, thank you for telling me," Trump said. "I have great respect for the Secret Service, the job they do, including a month and a half ago when they were jumping on top of me with bullets flying right at them. Mistakes were made, and they are going to learn from the mistakes. But I have great respect. I haven't heard that, but I'm not that surprised. And the reason is because I want to do things that are very bad for the bad guys. I have heard it was very unsafe to make this trip, there were some people who didn't want me to make it."

The president's visit to the border on Thursday is part of a tour of battleground states meant to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention. During his visit to the US-Mexico border, Trump highlighted the various violent crimes that have led to the murder of American citizens.

REPORTER: “There’s a manhunt going on in this county… Somebody made death threats to you… It’s dangerous for you to be here”

TRUMP: “I heard it’s very dangerous but I also have a job to do… They probably wanna keep it from me, thank you for telling me”pic.twitter.com/DduD3a0NwG

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