Breaking News: The Would-be Assassin of President Trump Has Been Identified and Apprehended.
Arrested for possessing weapons of mass destruction in 2002 and a former recruiter of non-Taliban Afghanis to fight for Ukraine.
At roughly 1:30PM EST on Sunday, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at Trump’s Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida.1
Trump was playing a round of golf with NYC real estate investor and landlord, Steve Witkoff, when Routh was spotted by Secret Service outside a perimeter fence around the 5th hole with an AK-47, GoPro, and two bags.
Routh had created a sniper’s nest just 400-500 yards from where Trump was making his golf rounds. After he was spotted with his rifle, a Secret Service agent allegedly opened fire and Routh fled in a black Nissan SUV.
Fortunately, a witness was able to take a picture of Routh’s vehicle and license plate. After immediately showing investigators, they issues a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) for Routh’s vehicle and license plate (in case Routh swapped plates with another vehicle).
Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder said his deputies “immediately flooded” northbound I-95, deploying to every exit between the Palm Beach County line (where the shooting took place) and the St. Lucie County line to the north.
Snyder stated:
“One of my road patrol units saw the vehicle, matched the tag and we set up on the vehicle. We pinched in on the car, got it safely stopped and got the driver in custody.”
Snyder also remarked on Routh’s demeanor:
“He never asked, ‘What is this about?’ Obviously, law enforcement with long rifles, blue lights, a lot going on. He never questioned it.”
Routh’s Criminal Record
Routh was convicted of possessing a firearm and weapon of mass destruction back in 2002, after barricaded himself in at Greensboro business.2
At the time he was living around Greensboro, North Carolina but moved to Hawaii in May of 2024.
In 2003, Routh was convicted of driving without a license, carrying a concealed weapon and hit and run.
In 2010, Routh was convicted of possessing stolen goods.
Infuriatingly enough and for reasons beyond explanation, Routh was only given probation for all of these charges.3
Routh’s Social Media Posts
Allegedly social media posts belonging to Routh show that he voted for Trump back in 2016, but became disillusioned with him before the 2020 election.
From 2019 to March of 2020, Federal campaign finance records revealed that he had donated 19 times, adding up to $140, to the Democrat Party through their ActBlue campaign funding institution.
I cannot comment on his social media posts as of right now. Unfortunately Twitter has suspended his account following the attempted assassination and I have yet to find concrete evidence or sources to verify what he posted. You should also be weary of anyone reporting to know exactly what was said unless they provide archived links.
Routh’s Ukrainian Ties
Just last year the New York Times interviewed Routh in their pro-Ukraine foreign fighters segment. The Times said Routh traveled to Ukraine in 2022 to recruit ex-Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban to fight for the embattled nation.
Routh frequently posted on social media about the war in Ukraine and had a website where he sought to raise money and recruit volunteers to go to Kyiv to join the fight against the Russian invasion.4
In 2022, Routh was interviewed by Newsweek Romania about his involvement in recruiting others to help fight Russia for the Ukrainians and where he stated he put a 75 year old Japanese guy in one of the units to fight against the Russians...
In March of 2023, Routh was interviewed by Semafor and he stated:5
“Ukraine is very often hard to work with. Many foreign soldiers leave after a week in Ukraine or must move from unit to unit to find a place they are respected and appreciated.”
He also stated that he had been “yelled at” every time he suggested they bring in non-Taliban Afghan commandos:
“They’re afraid that anybody and everybody is a Russian spy.”
Routh created and was head of the International Volunteer Center in Ukraine, a private organization which sought to bring in foreign soldiers to help the Ukrainians fight against the Russians. He was very unsuccessful in this endeavor, besides when he enlisted that 75 year old Japanese guy. God Bless his soul. 6 And it is now being run as a humanitarian aid organization that is working to rebuild Ukrainian communities and provide people with food, allegedly.
Routh is shown at the 2:50 minute mark of this video from Semafor trying to pitch enlistment to fight in the Ukrainian War while being interview by Tanya Lukyanova when she worked for Semafor. She now is employed by Bari Weiss’ Free Press.
In Conclusion
This is a developing story and I will try to keep you all updated as this story progresses. I took the time to find all the information that I could that hadn’t been reported on yet and even included the link to his arrest record and financial contributions, which I hadn’t seen from other sources.
There are a lot of people currently talking about this on social media and are providing screenshots of his statements, however, without the original links or archived links to Routh’s account, there is no way for sure to verify if that was what he said or if the account actually belonged to him. It is quite unfortunate that Twitter has decided to suspend his account instead of leaving it open for journalists like me to comb through and investigate. I don’t know what their reasoning for this was, however, if they keep the account suspended the Democrats can spin Routh’s alleged statements as “misinformation” or “disinformation”.
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This is better coverage than I've found on any MSM.
"From 2019 to March of 2020, Federal campaign finance records revealed that he had donated 19 times, adding up to $140, to the Democrat Party through their ActBlue campaign funding institution."
Another 'ActBlue' donating, libtarded DemocRAT- what a surprise. MAGA ❤️🤍💙