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Man Who Attempted To Shoot Trump Was Obsessed With The Ukraine War, Expressed Contradictory Political Opinions Online

Ryan Wesley Routh is the suspected shooter involved in the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, which occurred in mid-September 2024. Routh reportedly attempted to shoot Trump while he was golfing at the Trump International Gold Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 58-year-old former Hawaii resident reportedly pointed a rifle at Trump through the grated fence of a golf course before a Secret Service agent spotted him and fired in his direction. Routh reportedly fled the scene and was arrested while driving on Interstate 95. In the aftermath of the shooting attempt, many internet users pored over Routh's internet history, noting his vocal support of Ukraine in their war against Russia and his tendency to propagate COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Social media users were also split on his disparate political opinions as expressed on his now-deleted X / Twitter account, which ranged from supporting a Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy ticket to supporting various Democratic politicians like Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders or criticizing Donald Trump.
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September 16th, 2024 2:45 PM

Ryan Routh is the second man to aim a rifle at Donald Trump this year, with internet users scouring his social media profiles looking for a motive.


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Donald Trump Survives Yet Another Assassination Attempt, This Time With No Shots Fired In His Direction

The September 2024 Trump Golf Course Shooting Attempt or September 2024 Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump refers to an attempt on former President Donald Trump's life at the Trump International Golf Course near Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida. The shooter reportedly inserted a rifle through the grated gate of the golf club and pointed it at Trump before he was spotted in the treeline by a Secret Service agent, who opened fire on him. The man was later identified as 58-year-old Ryan Welsey Routh of Hawaii. The event marks the second time a shooter has attempted to assassinate Trump ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election between him and Vice President Kamala Harris after a previous shooting occurred at a Trump Rally in Butler, Pennsylvania two months prior. As word spread of the assassination attempt online, many internet users were split on the political motivations behind the shooting given Ryan Routh's contradictory political positions as discerned from his online history. As with the attempt in Pennsylvania, the incident quickly became a viral topic on social media and dominated international headlines, inspiring discourse, memes and other content.
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September 16th, 2024 1:00 PM

The event marks the second time someone has attempted to shoot at the former President ahead of the 2024 Presidential Elections. Here's everything we know about the golf course incident.


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