New York authorities deny reports of a car bomb found near Trump rally

On Wednesday, law enforcement in New York are denying reports that a bomb was found in a car inside the security perimeter where former President Donald J. Trump (R) is scheduled to hold a rally this evening.

President Trump is scheduled to speak at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Thousands of supporters are already lined up in the area to hear the former President speak at 6:00 p.m. C.D.T.

"Sources in the Nassau County Police Department just told me that 'the perimeter was breached and a blue barrel was removed' from the area surrounding tonight's Trump rally site," One America News (OANN) journalist James Lalino said on X.

Lalino's source, claimed that a police dog "found an explosive device in one of the vehicles and that the driver ended up running into the woods. No one saw if he had anything on him, they just saw him take off running."

Nassau County Police have strongly denied that report.

"Reports of explosives being found at the site are unfounded," said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. "There is a person who is being questioned who may have been training a bomb detection dog near the site."

"The individual with the bomb dog falsely reported explosives being found, and that individual is currently being detained by the police," Ryder said.

Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. That would be presidential assassin was killed at the scene.

Another shooter attempted to ambush Trump on his golf course in Florida just this Sunday. That assailant, Ryan Routh, is in police custody and has been charged with being a felon in possession of a gun and for scratching off the serial number of a gun. Other charges are expected.

Polling showing that the former President has narrow leads in the swing states of Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania – and would thus win a second term – has unnerved some on the far left.

Vice President nominee J.D. Vance and some in the Trump camp have claimed that the over-the-top rhetoric used by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the campaign stump and their allies in the media claiming that Trump is a threat to democracy are contributing to the attacks.

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