Mr Trump's motorcade heading to Mar-a-Lago after the incident
Former President Trump narrowly survived yet another assassination attempt after
a sniper with a scoped AK-47 rifle got within a few hundred yards of him as he played golf at his West Palm Beach, Florida club on Friday.
It is the second time a madman armed with an assault rifle has tried to kill the 45th president in two months.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the suspect had taken cover near a chain-link fence between 300-500 yards away from Trump, but conceded, "with a rifle and scope like that is not a long distance."Law enforcement sources told
The Post that the suspect is
58-year-old Ryan Routh of Hawaii.
Comment: More on the alleged shooter, Routh, whose politics appear to be largely pro-Western establishment narratives - pro-war against Russia - and which are, notably, also similar to those of the would-be-assassin of
Slovakia's PM Fico.
In fact, he was so pro-Ukraine War, he was
a leading recruiter of mercenaries for the Ukraine War in the US and possibly in Afghanistan.
Furthermore, if the data below is accurate, then one would imagine he was already known, in some way, by the security services.
Ryan Wesley Routh, the Suspect identified in today's Assassination Attempt on Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump in West Palm Beach, is said to have been heavily Involved with the Ukrainian International Legion; which he had previously assisted in the Recruitment for in 2022, when he was Interviewed by Newsweek in Romania.
The
Newsweek interview (10 minutes in length):
He clearly came well-prepared not only to assassinate Trump, but to record his 'heroic deed':
People are finding evidence that he was a Democrat Party donor, though elsewhere he says on his social media that he identifies as politically 'independent':
Routh's social media is being pulled down but as you can see the man had so much of a social media footprint, folks have been able to glean a lot:
His alleged X account shows that he was "willing to fly to Ukraine and fight!"
And apparently to Taiwan:
Routh's alleged criminal record:
He was allegedly
very active in trying to recruit fighters for Ukraine - the NYT
article is from 2023 and is titled: 'Stolen Valour: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine who lie, waste and bicker'
Max Blumenthal
has found that Routh published a 291-page book, "Unwinnable War," about his time in Ukraine's International Legion:
Routh says he'd like to see Putin assassinated, seems to hope for Trump's assassination as well, and calls for the US to "instigate" a nuclear war with Russia Stating he's neither a Democrat or Republican, Routh's clearly articulated mindset toward Russia mirrors that of Beltway hardliners. He offers gushing admiration for Juan Guaido, the Free Syrian Army, Myanmar rebels, and other CIA backed forces, while hinting at a friendship with MSNBC natsec hack and fellow International Brigade member Malcolm Nance.
Referring to specific passages from Routh's book, Blumenthal
shows that:
Ryan Routh calls for the assassination of Putin and Lukashenko of Belarus, arguing that their killing would bring on the demise of the Russian's state's viability as an independent power, as no one can succeed Putin.
And:
Routh urges the West to "instigate" a nuclear conflict with Russia and "strike first." He wants a "quick and decisive and powerful blow to end it once and for all," as the US did at the end of WWII.
And:
Routh declares himself a political independent, neither Republican or Democrat, but clearly loathes Trump.
And:
In a rambling passage, Routh appears to fantasize about the assassination of Trump as punishment his unraveling of the Iran deal.
And:
Routh spills lots of ink complaining about the Ukrainian state's waste and corruption. Here, he says it hampered the PR efforts of his International Legion comrade in arms in Kiev, "Malcolm," who appears to be MSNBC natsec hack and wannabe freedom fighter Malcolm Nance.
Update: It's been discovered that Routh, like Crooks, was ALSO in a Blackrock commercial:
Comment: More on the alleged shooter, Routh, whose politics appear to be largely pro-Western establishment narratives - pro-war against Russia - and which are, notably, also similar to those of the would-be-assassin of Slovakia's PM Fico.
In fact, he was so pro-Ukraine War, he was a leading recruiter of mercenaries for the Ukraine War in the US and possibly in Afghanistan.
Furthermore, if the data below is accurate, then one would imagine he was already known, in some way, by the security services.
The Newsweek interview (10 minutes in length):
He clearly came well-prepared not only to assassinate Trump, but to record his 'heroic deed':
People are finding evidence that he was a Democrat Party donor, though elsewhere he says on his social media that he identifies as politically 'independent':
Routh's social media is being pulled down but as you can see the man had so much of a social media footprint, folks have been able to glean a lot:
His alleged X account shows that he was "willing to fly to Ukraine and fight!"
And apparently to Taiwan:
Routh's alleged criminal record:
He was allegedly very active in trying to recruit fighters for Ukraine - the NYT article is from 2023 and is titled: 'Stolen Valour: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine who lie, waste and bicker'
Max Blumenthal has found that Routh published a 291-page book, "Unwinnable War," about his time in Ukraine's International Legion: