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TexasTowelie

(126,559 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:28 AM Yesterday

Authorities provide update after man is shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago - CBS News



A man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago early on Sunday after unlawful entry on the property, authorities said. The FBI, Secret Service and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office held a news conference to provide updates. President Trump was not in Florida this weekend.
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Authorities provide update after man is shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago - CBS News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Yesterday OP
By killing him they lost the opportunity to interrogate him. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #1
if they don't interrogate him he can be whatever they want him to be. rampartd 23 hrs ago #7
CBS "News"? Nope Grim Chieftain Yesterday #2
See BS News malaise Yesterday #3
It's a press conference, TexasTowelie 23 hrs ago #5
I have little... 2naSalit Yesterday #4
Well, Kash Patel was in Italy when this occurred TexasTowelie 23 hrs ago #6
They'll find a way... 2naSalit 23 hrs ago #8
What is it LilElf70 21 hrs ago #9

bucolic_frolic

(54,703 posts)
1. By killing him they lost the opportunity to interrogate him.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:40 AM
Yesterday

At one time, wasn't that a priority with threats of any kind, particularly intrusive ones?

TexasTowelie

(126,559 posts)
5. It's a press conference,
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:12 PM
23 hrs ago

The content isn't going to change regardless of which news source is used. I looked a few minutes earlier and it wasn't covered by ABC News or CNN.

2naSalit

(101,509 posts)
4. I have little...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:56 AM
Yesterday

Faith that this will be handled well.

So the lead speaker says the FBI and Sheriff's office are handling the case with FBI leading. At the end he insists that 2 agencies handling the case and he says it's Secret Service and Sheriff.

TexasTowelie

(126,559 posts)
6. Well, Kash Patel was in Italy when this occurred
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:16 PM
23 hrs ago

so once again he isn't on the job. Other than the steps that the intruder took prior to the incident and an investigation into his motives, there isn't much that can be mishandled since the intruder was killed.

2naSalit

(101,509 posts)
8. They'll find a way...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:23 PM
23 hrs ago

To mess things up, this crowd is sure to deliver on that.

And it's Florida.

LilElf70

(1,471 posts)
9. What is it
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:42 PM
21 hrs ago

with the current administration where they think it's better to shoot first and ask questions later. It obviously don't matter what the situation is.

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