Was a hunting stand set up to target Trump? The 'Python Cowboy' has doubts

Last month, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the Secret Service discovered a “suspicious” hunting stand near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct sight line to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One.“The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead,” Patel said in a statement, “flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities.”Now, two weeks later, a Florida reptile hunter who calls himself the Python Cowboy says he’s convinced the FBI is barking up the wrong tree

Last month, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the Secret Service discovered a “suspicious” hunting stand near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct sight line to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One.

“The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead,” Patel said in a statement, “flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities.”

Now, two weeks later, a Florida reptile hunter who calls himself the Python Cowboy says he’s convinced the FBI is barking up the wrong tree.

Mike Kimmel, owner of Martin County Trapping and Wildlife Rescue, told NBC News that the elevated stand has been there for years and the only mystery is whether it was set up by a hunter, birder or wildlife photographer.

“When we had first seen it, Joe Biden was president,” Kimmel said. “And it looked old and dilapidated at the time. It never gave, like, a suspicious vibe.”