FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday said the agency has launched an investigation into an apparent “elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone” in Palm Beach International Airport discovered by the U.S. Secret Service during security screenings ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival last week.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Patel said the FBI is probing the discovery but has not tied anyone to the scene.
“Prior to the president’s 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,” he told the outlet. “The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead.”
Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesperson for the Secret Service, said its agents “identified items of interest” near the airport as they performed “technology and comprehensive physical sweeps” ahead of Trump’s arrival. The agency is also assisting the FBI’s probe.
A senior official familiar with the investigation told NBC News this is not the typical landing spot for Air Force One but that the president’s plane has been parking in that area because of construction taking place.
