Leavitt praises Secret Service’s ‘quick and decisive’ response to ‘crazy’ Mar-a-Lago intruder

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has released a statement on social media on the man who entered President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

An armed man has been shot and killed by US Secret Service agents after breaking into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

An Associated Press report has identified the trespasser as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, who had been allegedly carrying a shotgun and a gas canister.

“In the middle of the night while most Americans were asleep, the United States Secret Service acted quickly and decisively to neutralise a crazy person, armed with a gun and a gas canister, who intruded President Trump’s home,” Ms Leavitt said.

“Federal law enforcement are working 24/7 to keep our country safe and protect all Americans. It’s shameful and reckless that Democrats have chosen to shut down their department.”