A man carrying hollow-point ammunition and a loaded handgun walked onto President Trump's California golf course, filmed federal security preparations, and claimed to be State Department — and the establishment press treated it like a traffic stop.

Jeanine John Taele, 38, was arrested Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes after plainclothes federal agents spotted him photographing and recording their security sweep ahead of Trump's Tuesday fundraiser, according to the U.S. attorney's office. Taele wore an earpiece and carried a badge reading