{"id":2341756,"date":"2024-09-16T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T10:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T14:45:15","slug":"what-we-know-about-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-we-know-about-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What we know about would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-we-know-about-would-be-trump-assassin-ryan-wesley-routh-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2341756&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ryan Wesley \u2062Routh has been identified as the suspect in an\u2064 attempted assassination of\u200c former President Donald Trump while he was golfing in Florida. Routh allegedly took aim at Trump from a concealed position in the bushes but was quickly apprehended by law\u200d enforcement. Despite\u2063 being a one-time Trump supporter in\u200b 2016,\u2064 Routh expressed deep disappointment in Trump and stated he would be &#8220;glad\u200d when you gone.&#8221; His social \u2064media activity has\u2062 featured various contradictory statements, including claims\u200b that &#8220;killing anywhere is extremely tragic,&#8221; alongside claims urging political figures \u200bto show compassion toward victims from a Trump rally.<\/p>\n<p>Routh is additionally noted for his strong support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia, even advocating for Afghan soldiers to join the \u2062fight, despite the Ukrainian government rejecting such offers. His online presence has \u200cdrawn attention for extreme statements, including a call to \u201cburn the Kremlin to the ground.\u201d Routh has a criminal history, \u2063which includes a standoff with police in 2002\u200d involving a weapon classified as a &#8220;mass destruction&#8221;\u200d device. He has now made his\u200b first\u2064 appearance in federal court following the recent incident. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the assassination attempt,\u200b emphasizing that political violence has no place in society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What we know about would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1761292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> was the target of another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155052\/trumps-second-assassination-attempt-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">apparent assassination attempt<\/a> Sunday when a suspected gunman targeted him while he was golfing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, left Trump unharmed, as law enforcement officers caught the suspected gunman taking aim in the bushes near the golf course. Authorities announced Sunday the suspect was Ryan Wesley Routh.<\/p>\n<p>Routh will make his first appearance in federal court on Monday, according to CNN. Federal prosecutors have not announced what he has been charged with.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know about the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voting record and criminal history<\/h2>\n<p>Routh has been registered to vote in North Carolina since 2012, according to state records, and he voted in the Democratic primary earlier this year. Federal Election Commission records show he donated multiple times in 2019 and 2020 to various Democratic presidential candidates through ActBlue, the fundraising platform used by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Routh appears to have been a one-time Trump supporter, writing on X that &ldquo;I and the world hoped that president Trump would be different and better than the candidate, but we all were greatly disappointment and it seems you are getting worse and devolving,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/16\/us\/ryan-routh-trump-what-we-know-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> CNN. &ldquo;I will be glad when you gone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His X account has since been suspended.<\/p>\n<p>His criminal record in North Carolina shows various charges, including one in 2002 for possession of a weapon of mass destruction after he barricaded himself in a business during a three-hour standoff with police. Officers arrested Routh in December 2002 after the standoff and found him with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-comprehensive-case-against-gun-control\/\" title=\"The Comprehensive Case Against Gun Control\">fully automatic machine gun<\/a>, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/greensboro.com\/man-with-gun-barricades-self-inside-business\/article_3006b4f9-9370-5b08-a54e-46c87faf6cbe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> from the <em>News and Record<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Fulk, the charging officer in the 2002 incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/ryan-routh-donald-trump-gunman-weapon-of-mass-destruction-criminal-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>Wired<\/em> on Sunday that he &ldquo;figured [Routh] was either dead or in prison by now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had no clue that he had moved on and was continuing his escapades,&rdquo; Fulk told the outlet.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments about Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Routh implied in a June 2020 post on X that he had voted for Trump in 2016 but said he would be &ldquo;glad when you gone,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-assassination-attempt-investigation-ryan-wesley-routh-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> CBS News. <\/p>\n<p>The suspected would-be assassin posted on X after the first assassination attempt on Trump in July that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris should &ldquo;visit the injured people in the hospital from the Trump rally and attend the funeral of the murdered fireman,&rdquo; arguing that &ldquo;Trump will never do anything for them,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/15\/politics\/trump-attempted-assassination-man-detained\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s campaign should be &ldquo;called something like KADAF,&rdquo; Routh posted on the platform in April, according to CNN. &ldquo;Keep America democratic and free. Trumps should be MASA &hellip;make Americans slaves again master. DEMOCRACY is on the ballot and we cannot lose.&rdquo; Biden and Harris have frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1804269861222195256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"argued\">argued<\/a> that &ldquo;democracy is on the ballot&rdquo; in November.<\/p>\n<p>Besides his comments online about Trump, Routh&rsquo;s X account had other seemingly contradictory posts considering his actions on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Killing anywhere is extremely tragic,&rdquo; he said in one recent post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in central Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong stance on war in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Routh&rsquo;s most vocal effort has been his support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, which began after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He was pushing for Afghan soldiers, who fled after the Taliban took control of the country in 2021, to fight in Ukraine, even as the Ukrainian government rejected fighters from Middle Eastern countries. Routh was interviewed and included in stories from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/25\/world\/europe\/volunteers-us-ukraine-lies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York Times\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>  and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/03\/08\/2023\/ukraine-is-turning-down-hundreds-of-afghan-soldiers-who-want-to-join-its-war-effort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New York Times\">Semafor<\/a><\/em>  in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><em>Semafor<\/em> described Routh&rsquo;s support for Ukraine as &ldquo;a bit over the top&rdquo; in a story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/09\/15\/2024\/alleged-trump-plotter-ryan-routh-complained-of-obstacles-to-getting-foreign-soldiers-to-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"published\">published<\/a> Sunday recalling the 2023 report, and in a 2022 post on X, he said that &ldquo;we need to burn the Kremlin to the ground.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE&hellip;Can I be the example We must win,&rdquo; Routh said in an X post, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Routh did visit Ukraine in 2022 after the war broke out.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the assassination attempt on Trump, and said that &ldquo;political violence has no place anywhere in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am glad to hear that @realDonaldTrump is safe and unharmed,&rdquo; Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1835608512451272706\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Monday in a post on X. &ldquo;My best wishes to him and his family. It&rsquo;s good that the suspect in the assassination attempt was apprehended quickly. This is our principle: the rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in the world. We sincerely hope that everyone remains safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How he was caught<\/h2>\n<p>Routh was hiding in bushes along the golf course Sunday with an &ldquo;AK-47 style rifle with a scope,&rdquo; a GoPro camera, and two backpacks with ceramic tile, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was 400-500 yards from Trump before a Secret Service agent who was stationed one hole ahead of the former president on the course noticed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-second-assassination-attempt-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump\u2019s second assassination attempt: What we know - Washington Examiner\">gun barrel sticking<\/a> out of the bushes. The agent engaged with Routh, causing the suspect to flee, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Routh fled the scene by car but was spotted by a witness, and authorities arrested him on I-95 in Martin County.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charges have not been filed against Routh as of Monday morning, but the state attorney for Palm Beach County said Sunday that the suspect would be charged in state court and could receive federal charges as well.<\/p>\n<p>The assassination attempt on Trump is the second one this year. The former president was shot in the ear during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life two months ago left him injured, and the shots fired killed one rally attendee. The gunman in the Bulter assassination attempt was killed by law enforcement agents shortly after he opened fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1761292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1761292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**What We Know About Ryan Wesley Routh, the Alleged Trump Assassin**<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, former President Donald Trump was reportedly the target of an assassination attempt while golfing in Florida. The incident occurred at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, where law enforcement apprehended a suspected gunman hiding in the bushes with a weapon aimed at Trump. Fortunately, Trump was unharmed. Authorities identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh and stated he would appear in federal court on Monday; however, specific charges against him have not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>**Voting History and Criminal Background**<\/p>\n<p>Routh has been registered to vote in North Carolina since 2012 and participated in this year&#8217;s Democratic primary. Records from the Federal Election Commission indicate that he made several donations to various Democratic presidential candidates through ActBlue during 2019 and 2020. Interestingly, Routh once expressed disappointment with Trump on social media after initially supporting him, stating that he hoped for better leadership but felt let down.<\/p>\n<p>His criminal history includes a notable incident from 2002 when he barricaded himself inside a business during a standoff with police while armed with an automatic weapon. An officer involved recalled being surprised that Routh had continued his troubling behavior over the years.<\/p>\n<p>**Comments Regarding Trump**<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, Routh suggested he had voted for Trump but expressed eagerness for his departure from office. Following another assassination attempt on Trump last July, Routh made posts criticizing both Biden and Harris while expressing disdain for Trump&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his violent intentions toward Trump, some of his online comments seem contradictory; for instance, he remarked that &#8220;killing anywhere is extremely tragic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>**Support for Ukraine**<\/p>\n<p>Routh has been particularly vocal about supporting Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia since February 2022. He advocated for Afghan soldiers to join Ukrainian forces despite their rejection by Ukrainian authorities and even expressed willingness to volunteer himself.<\/p>\n<p>After news of Trump&#8217;s assassination attempt broke out, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned political violence globally and expressed relief at Trump&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>**Circumstances of His Capture**<\/p>\n<p>Routh was discovered concealed among bushes along the golf course armed with an AK-47 style rifle equipped with a scope along with other equipment like a GoPro camera. A Secret Service agent noticed him before engaging him; although Routh attempted to flee by car after being spotted by witnesses who reported him to authorities leading to his arrest on I-95 later on.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday morning, no formal charges have been filed against him yet; however, local officials indicated that state charges would be forthcoming alongside potential federal ones as well. This marks the second assassination attempt against Donald Trump this year following an earlier shooting incident during one of his rallies which resulted in injuries and fatalities among attendees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2341757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-2nd-assassination-attempt-ryan-routh.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35100,40986,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2341756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassin","tag-ryan-wesley-routh","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-2nd-assassination-attempt-ryan-routh.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2341756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2341757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2341756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2341756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}