LEXINGTON, Ky. — The FBI is investigating an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump Sept. 15. 

Secret Service found a gunman at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, near the former president’s home, Mar-a-Lago. Trump was not injured.

It was the second attempted assassination of Trump in nine weeks.

“We’re in a strange, dark place now,” said Dewey Clayton, professor of political science at the University of Louisville. “I mean, to have two assassination attempts … that’s very frightening.”

The assassination attempts have talks of political rhetoric at the forefront.

“When our political rhetoric heats up and becomes as polarized as it is, people inclined to violence naturally gravitate toward politics as an avenue for carrying out those impulses,” said Stephen Voss, associate professor of political science at the University of Kentucky.

Neither political party is at fault for the recent violence, Voss said.

“When people’s identities are as wrapped up in their political views as many people increasingly are, violence is a natural outcome, regardless of who’s using what rhetoric,” Voss said.

There are several other factors leading to this recent string of political violence, Clayton said, such as accessibility to guns, people seeking notoriety and social media.

He added he hopes politicians will take action.

“Our leaders have a responsibility to also take the lead and try to let everyone know that we need to tone down the language, tone down the rhetoric because this is very dangerous,” Clayton said.

The suspect was taken into custody shortly after Sunday’s incident. The Palm Beach County Sheriff said security at the Mar-a-Lago estate is “the highest it can possibly be.”

College basketball is right around the corner and Kentucky fans are fired up for the Mark Pope era to get started. Coach Pope brought with him from BYU one of the most exciting offenses in college basketball, and one of the most important aspects of this offense is shooting the three-ball.

Coach Pope recruited his roster for the 2024-25 season to be filled with players who can shoot it from deep. Last season at BYU, Coach Pope’s Cougars were third in college basketball when it came to three-point makes per game at 11.1. The Cougars were also second in college basketball in three-point attempts per game.

Now, at Kentucky, Coach Pope brought in some incredible three-point shooters like Koby Brea, Jaxson Robinson, and Kerr Kriisa. The Wildcats will be one of the best three-point shooting teams in college hoops this season. When adding this statement, plus how many threes the Wildcats will shoot per game, it’s scary to think how much this team will score.

If Kentucky is able to add some defense on top of the three-point shooting, it will be really hard to beat this basketball team. The only problem with a team that likes to shoot a lot of threes is that when they don’t fall, this team could lose some games they shouldn’t.

Big Blue Nation is going to really enjoy watching this team shoot the three-ball all season long, and a team that can shoot from deep if hot can make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

Ky. (WYMT) – State Senator Johnnie Turner of Harlan was reportedly transported to ARH Hospital on Sunday night after a reported incident involving a riding lawnmower he was driving.

Turner reportedly drove the lawnmower into the deep end of an empty pool.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Shane Jacobs confirms.

Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley said Turner was transported to Harlan ARH and has been airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.

Turner is currently in stable condition.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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