| Revision as of 02:08, 16 September 2024 editGreshthegreat (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users3,314 edits →Early life: According to an already cited newsweek article he claimed on his various social media accounts to have supposedly fought in Ukraine and recruited people to fight during the current ongoing conflict with RussiaTag: Visual edit← Previous edit | Revision as of 02:09, 16 September 2024 edit undoGreshthegreat (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users3,314 edits →Early life: The already cited newsweek article also mentions and links to a 2022 interview Routh did with Newsweek Romania in which he disccusses his Ukraine effortsTag: Visual editNext edit → | ||
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| In December 2002 Routh was convicted of possessing a firearm, resisting, delaying and obstructing a law enforcement officer and driving w license revoked after a 3-hour stand off with police. He was pulled over during a traffic stop, put his hand on a gun and then drove to a nearby business, where he barricaded himself inside.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-what-to-know-564c56e167c3cdc6c50f6a2e91db9a6c |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Barney |last2=Lewis |first2=Kaitlin |date=2024-09-15 |title=Ryan Wesley Routh, would-be Trump assassin, fought in Ukraine, supports war |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suspect-shooting-assassination-attempt-west-palm-beach-1954191 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=REPORTS |first=FROM STAFF |date=2002-12-16 |title=MAN WITH GUN BARRICADES SELF INSIDE BUSINESS |url=https://greensboro.com/article_3006b4f9-9370-5b08-a54e-46c87faf6cbe.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Greensboro News and Record |language=en}}</ref> | In December 2002 Routh was convicted of possessing a firearm, resisting, delaying and obstructing a law enforcement officer and driving w license revoked after a 3-hour stand off with police. He was pulled over during a traffic stop, put his hand on a gun and then drove to a nearby business, where he barricaded himself inside.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-16 |title=5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-assassination-attempt-what-to-know-564c56e167c3cdc6c50f6a2e91db9a6c |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Barney |last2=Lewis |first2=Kaitlin |date=2024-09-15 |title=Ryan Wesley Routh, would-be Trump assassin, fought in Ukraine, supports war |url=https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suspect-shooting-assassination-attempt-west-palm-beach-1954191 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=REPORTS |first=FROM STAFF |date=2002-12-16 |title=MAN WITH GUN BARRICADES SELF INSIDE BUSINESS |url=https://greensboro.com/article_3006b4f9-9370-5b08-a54e-46c87faf6cbe.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Greensboro News and Record |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Routh claimed on his various social media accounts about his supposed efforts to recruit soldiers to fight in the conflict. He also claimed to have fought in Ukraine.<ref name=":0" />{{Donald Trump series|expanded=Campaigns}} | Routh claimed on his various social media accounts, as well as in a 2022 interivew with ] Romania, about his supposed efforts to recruit soldiers to fight in the conflict. He also claimed to have fought in Ukraine.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=EXCLUSIV Recrutor pentru Legiunea Internațională: Vă încurajez să veniți și să luptați în Ucraina {{!}} Newsweek Romania |url=https://newsweek.ro/international/exclusiv-recrutor-pentru-legiunea-internationala-va-incurajez-sa-veniti-si-sa-luptati-in-ucraina |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=newsweek.ro |language=en}}</ref>{{Donald Trump series|expanded=Campaigns}} | ||
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| Ryan Wesley Routh | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Suspect in Trump International Golf Club shooting |
| Motive | Under investigation |
| Details | |
| Date | September 15, 2024 |
| Location(s) | Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida |
Ryan Wesley Routh is an American man who is suspected of having attempted to assassinate former U.S. president Donald Trump, who at the time was the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2024 presidential election.
On September 15, 2024, Secret Service agents shot a suspect who was hiding in some shrubs with a rifle at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. He fled the scene. Routh was later arrested as the potential suspect. The incident occurred while former U.S. president Donald Trump was golfing at the club.
The motives of the suspect are still unknown, though officials believe he intended to shoot Trump.
Early life
In December 2002 Routh was convicted of possessing a firearm, resisting, delaying and obstructing a law enforcement officer and driving w license revoked after a 3-hour stand off with police. He was pulled over during a traffic stop, put his hand on a gun and then drove to a nearby business, where he barricaded himself inside.
Routh claimed on his various social media accounts, as well as in a 2022 interivew with Newsweek Romania, about his supposed efforts to recruit soldiers to fight in the conflict. He also claimed to have fought in Ukraine.
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Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
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Ryan Wesley Routh reportedly voted for Trump in 2016 per their own X posts.
See also
References
- "Trump Safe After Shooting Reported at His Golf Course". The New York Times. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- "Trump is safe following shooting at Florida golf course; suspect detained". CNN. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- "5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses". AP News. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Barney; Lewis, Kaitlin (September 15, 2024). "Ryan Wesley Routh, would-be Trump assassin, fought in Ukraine, supports war". Newsweek. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- REPORTS, FROM STAFF (December 16, 2002). "MAN WITH GUN BARRICADES SELF INSIDE BUSINESS". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- "EXCLUSIV Recrutor pentru Legiunea Internațională: Vă încurajez să veniți și să luptați în Ucraina | Newsweek Romania". newsweek.ro. June 14, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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