Trump motorcade route adjusted after suspicious object found at Palm Beach airport

A suspicious object discovered during a security check at Palm Beach International Airport before President Donald Trump left Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Sunday prompted the U.S. Secret Service to adjust the presidential motorcade route, the White House announced.

The discovery did not disrupt Trump’s travel schedule, the officials said, as agents assessed the object and made security adjustments out of an abundance of caution.

“During preliminary searches of PBI Airport, a suspicious object was discovered by the USSS,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “Further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly.”

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The Secret Service changed the route of President Trump’s motorcade after a suspicious object was discovered during a security check at Palm Beach International Airport. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The latest security issue follows a separate incident a few months earlier, when the U.S. Secret Service discovered a suspicious hunting stand positioned with a direct line of sight to where Trump exits Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport.

This discovery was made in October, when officers located the raised stand but found no one in the area.

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President Trump returned to Washington from Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, the USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand near the Air Force One landing zone,” FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital at the time. “No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the lead in the investigation, sending resources to collect all evidence at the scene and deploying our cell phone analysis capabilities.”

A law enforcement source later told Fox News Digital that the stand appeared to have been in place for “months” before it was discovered.

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A sketch depicting court proceedings during Ryan Routh’s trial in Fort Pierce, Florida. Ryan Routh is accused of an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club in 2024. (Lothar Speer)

The shooting range incident occurred just weeks after Ryan Routh was convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump at his Palm Beach golf course, where prosecutors said he established a sniper nest hidden in bushes along a fence.

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This case followed an earlier assassination attempt in which Trump was shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.