Mobile Air Defense Missile System Deployed Near Trump

▲ A mobile surface-to-air missile system near President Trump

Photos and videos have been released showing a mobile air defense missile system deployed near U.S. President Donald Trump while he was playing golf.

According to the U.S. military specialist media outlet The War Zone on the 11th (local time), a U.S. military Humvee equipped with a missile system was spotted near President Trump as he played golf at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday the 9th.

The Humvee is equipped with the Avenger system, which can fire Stinger short-range surface-to-air missiles.

This means a mobile short-range missile launching system was mobilized to the golf course to enable a rapid close-range response against any attacks targeting President Trump.

The War Zone reported that the Avenger system can also be seen in a video of President Trump's visit to the golf course released by the White House on the 1st.

The video shows President Trump shaking hands with people in military uniforms one by one and encouraging them by saying, "I don't worry about missiles and drones."

The accompanying soldiers appear to be troops operating the Avenger system.

On the same day, two commercial airliners violated the temporary flight restriction zone over the golf course, prompting the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to scramble two F-16 fighter jets.

President Trump has shown an increasingly tense demeanor regarding assassination threats.

It was reported that following the NATO summit in early July, concerned about potential attacks by Iran, he hid in a catering truck disguised as boarding his official aircraft Air Force One, and left Turkey aboard a military aircraft.

In April, an armed man was arrested trying to breach a security checkpoint at a dinner event for President Trump and the White House press corps.

Recently, a man possessing firearms was caught at a golf course in California that President Trump was scheduled to visit.

In July 2024, an incident occurred where a bullet grazed the upper part of President Trump's right ear while he was campaigning as a presidential candidate.

(Photo: Capture from X, Yonhap News)

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