FBI Seizes Platform Near Air Force One

The U.S. Secret Service discovered an elevated hunting stand with a direct line of sight to Air Force One’s landing zone at Palm Beach International Airport during advance security sweeps ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival. Agents found no individuals at the site and officials say there is currently no indication the stand was definitively built to target the president; multiple outlets reported the platform appeared to have been in place for months. The stand was dismantled and flown to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, and the FBI has taken the investigatory lead, applying forensic, biometric and digital/cell‑phone analytics to determine who put it there and why. The discovery prompted expanded Secret Service perimeters and other security measures, and Trump boarded using a smaller belly stair rather than the main 18‑foot upper staircase, though his movements were not disrupted. Secret Service and FBI spokespeople have declined to release detailed findings and said they are coordinating with DOJ and local law enforcement and will provide updates when able.