Armed man arrested near Trump golf club ahead of president's visit

Days before a presidential visit to Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, a 38-year-old man from Downey was arrested on the grounds while photographing security arrangements and falsely presenting himself as a federal official. What began as a suspicious encounter unraveled into something far more alarming — a home search revealing an arsenal of illegal weapons, body armor, and notebooks bearing references to the White House. The incident reminds us how thin the membrane can be between the ordinary and the catastrophic, and how much depends on the alertness of those stationed at tha