A Nassau County police spokesman has called reports of explosives being near former President Donald Trump’s Long Island rally “unfounded.”
“Reports of explosives being found at the site are unfounded,” Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder said in a statement. “The individual with the bomb dog falsely reported explosives being found and that individual is currently being detained by police.”
Claims that explosives were found at Trump’s rally site circulated on social media after reporter James Lalino shared that an anonymous source informed him that an “explosive device” was found in a vehicle during K9 checks. The driver reportedly ran into the woods.
“No one saw if he had anything on him, they just saw him take off running. A lot of cars are now parking, they’re lining up on Hempstead Turnpike, just parking on the grass. Even over at Eisenhower Park, they’re just parking over there,” Lalino wrote.
The reports come as Trump has survived two assassination attempts in two months.
