09/16/2024

What We Know about the Alleged Trump Golf Course Shooting Suspect

Anonymous sources have identified the suspect as Ryan Routh

After what authorities are describing as a second apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump on Sunday, Sept. 15, one suspect has been arrested and investigations remain ongoing.

While authorities have not publicly named the arrested suspect, anonymous sources in law enforcement have identified him to media outlets as 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, and sources have told CNN that investigators expect the court to order a “mental health assessment” before any criminal proceedings.

According to what appears to be a self-published e-book in 2023, Routh previously thought about the idea of a Trump assassination. In a section about Iran, Routh apologized to the Middle East nation for having previously voted for Trump, whom Routh described as a “retarded child" and said “ended up being brainless” for dismantling the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. 

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