Who is Ryan Routh? Man arrested in connection with Donald Trump assassination attempt

Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday faced a 2nd assassination attempt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said after gunshots were heard outside a golf course in Florida where he became playing. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No in the same way important points at this time,” Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications director said in a statement soon after that.

The person who has been allegedly pointing an AK-forty seven at former President Donald Trump while he became golfing has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh. The previous president, who successfully dodged a 2nd assassination attempt this year after nearly being hit by a bullet in Pennsylvania, is reported to be ‘safe’ following the incident.

In a message to his supporters, Trump said he is safe. “There have been gunshots in my vicinity, but ahead of rumors start spiraling out of regulate, I wished you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL! Nothing will slow me down. I could NEVER SURRENDER!” said the former president. The person who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into Trump’s golf club and became arrested is Ryan Wesley Routh, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.

The White House said both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been briefed about the incident. “The President and Vice President have been briefed about the protection incident on the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump became golfing. They're relieved to snatch that he is safe. They'll be kept on a customary basis updated by their team,” the White House said.

Who Is Ryan Wesley Routh?

Ryan Wesley Routh is a former construction worker from North Carolina Greensboro, per the New York Times. Routh had shown an effective take part in armed conflict all through the past. On the choice hand, he had no formal militia background. In one post on X, formerly most often on a regular basis is called Twitter, Routh declared his willingness to “fight and die” in Ukraine. He also advocated for civilians to change the course of world conflicts.

“I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE,” he wrote.

Per the New York Times, on the messaging application Signal, Routh wrote, “Civilians have to change this war and prevent future wars” as a part of his profile bio.

“Each one in all us have to do our part every day all through the smallest steps lend a hand improve human rights, freedom and democracy; we every have to lend a hand the Chinese,” his bio on WhatsApp reads.

In a interview to The New York Times, Routh had claimed to have travelled to Ukraine to improve the war effort and recruit Afghan soldiers. Back in 2002, he became arrested after barricading himself inside a building with a completely automatic weapon in Greensboro. The charges were serious, though the effect of the case remains to be unclear.