U.S. Secret Service member robbed at gunpoint in California during Biden trip
Trump courts Black voters in Michigan, Biden teams up with Obama at California fundraiser
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A U.S. Secret Service employee was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, while President Biden was in the state for a glitzy Los Angeles fundraiser Saturday night.
The Secret Service member was returning from a work assignment, according to Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, and fired his service weapon during the robbery, but it’s “unknown if the assailants were struck,” Guglielmi said. The employee sustained no injuries. The Secret Service said the criminal investigation remains open and active. Scripps News first reported the robbery.
A source familiar with the investigation said the Secret Service officer was operating in a support capacity during Mr. Biden’s California trip, but he was off-duty at the time of the incident and was not a part of Mr. Biden’s protective detail.
Democrats raised a record $30 million over the weekend at the Los Angeles event that included a moderated conversation with President Biden and former President Obama, and an array of stars including Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Sheryl Lee Ralph, George Clooney, Jason Bateman and Jimmy Kimmel.
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Source: cbsnews.com