\n The US Secret Service found a \u201csuspicious\u201d hunting stand within sight of the Air Force One landing zone ahead of the president\u2019s arrival in Florida over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said, adding no one was at the stand.\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cPrior to the President\u2019s return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone,\u201d the FBI director told Fox News Digital<\/a>, later confirming on social media that \u201cthe FBI is investigating\u201d<\/a> what Patel called a \u201csuspicious stand\u201d near the zone.\n <\/p>\n \n One senior law enforcement official told CNN the hunting stand was found across from the airport. Based on the condition of the stand, the source said, it had been there for some time.\n <\/p>\n \n Hunters regularly set up and leave stands like the one found by law enforcement to use again. These stands are often used by bow hunters \u2013 especially in dense, wooded areas \u2013 and can be used by individuals hunting with firearms as well.\n <\/p>\n \n There is nothing to currently indicate the stand was built to target the president, the source said.\n <\/p>\n \n The US Secret Service confirmed that teams identified \u201citems of interest\u201d near Palm Beach International Airport during advance security preparations ahead of President Donald Trump\u2019s arrival.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cDuring advance security preparations prior to the Palm Beach arrival, which included the use of technology and comprehensive physical sweeps, our teams identified items of interest near Palm Beach International Airport,\u201d Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service\u2019s chief of communications, said in the statement.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThere was no impact to any movements and no individuals were present or involved at the location. While we are not able to provide details about the specific items or their intent, this incident underscores the importance of our layered security measures. The FBI is leading the investigation and we would refer any additional comment to them.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The FBI and Secret Service provided no additional details related to the incident.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThis hunting stand was appropriately dismantled, it\u2019s being flown to our lab. I believe it\u2019s there right now, and all of the forensic tools we have \u2013 from digital tools to biometric tools \u2013 they\u2019re all going to be applied to try to find out who put this up there and why,\u201d Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino told Fox News on Monday.\n <\/p>\n \n The announcement from Patel and the Secret Service comes after Trump was targeted by two assassination attempts during his second campaign for president.\n <\/p>\n