Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday faced a second assassination attempt, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said after gunshots were heard outside a golf course in Florida where he was playing. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications director said in a statement soon after that.
The man who has been allegedly pointing an AK-47 at former President Donald Trump while he was golfing has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh. The former president, who successfully dodged a second 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 were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumors start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL! Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” said the former president. The man who authorities say pointed a rifle with a scope into Trump’s golf club and was 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 security incident at the Trump International Golf Course, where former President Trump was golfing. They are relieved to know that he is safe. They will be kept regularly 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, according to the New York Times. Routh had shown a great desire to participate in armed conflict in the past. However, he had no formal military background. In one post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Routh declared his willingness to “fight and die” in Ukraine. He also advocated for civilians to change the course of global conflicts.
“I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE,” he wrote.
According to the New York Times, on the messaging application Signal, Routh wrote, “Civilians must change this war and prevent future wars” as part of his profile bio.
“Each one of us must do our part daily in the smallest steps help support human rights, freedom and democracy; we each must help the Chinese,” his bio on WhatsApp reads.
In a interview to The New York Times, Routh had claimed to have travelled to Ukraine to support the war effort and recruit Afghan soldiers. Back in 2002, he was arrested after barricading himself inside a building with a fully automatic weapon in Greensboro. The charges were serious, though the outcome of the case remains unclear.
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