Trump gives first-hand account of assassination attempts and suggests God wants him ‘to save this country’: Live
Ryan Routh, 58, suspected of plotting to shoot Republican presidential nominee at Florida golf course on Sunday, appeared at a federal courthouse in West Palm Beach on Monday
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Donald Trump blasted the Biden-Harris administration for their “Communist left rhetoric,” after he was the subject of a second apparent assassination attempt at one of his golf courses in Florida on Sunday.
The former president was unharmed during the incident and the FBI says it is investigating the latest security episode involving the Republican presidential nominee, just nine weeks after he survived a previous attempt on his life when he was shot in the ear by a sniper at a rally in Pennsylvania.
A man, named by authorities as Ryan Routh, was spotted aiming an AK-47-type rifle at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf resort while concealed in shrubbery about 400 to 500 yards away from the politician when he was spotted by Secret Service agents who opened fire as he fled the scene.
Routh, 58, appeared in court in West Palm Beach on Monday and was charged with two gun offences.
Trump later gave a first-hand account of the incident during an address on X Spaces on Monday evening, as he launched his new cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial from Mar-a-Lago.
During the rambling accounts he suggested, once again, that he had survived the two attempts on his life because God wants him to “save the country.”
Ryan Routh’s 2010 mugshot
Analysis: Two Trump assassination attempts in two months reveals landscape of political violence
The two assassination attempts on Donald Trump’s life – just 64 days apart – reveal a landscape of political violence in what has become a vicious and, at times, dark presidential campaign.
Rhian Lubin reports:
Two Trump assassination attempts in two months reveals political violence landscape
The two assassination attempts on Donald Trump’s life – just 64 days apart – reveal a landscape of political violence in what has become a vicious and, at times, dark presidential campaign. Rhian Lubin reports
Trump to launch crypto currency platform from Mar-a-Lago following apparent assassintation attempt
Donald Trump will participate in an event on X Spaces on Monday to launch his cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial.
The event at 8pm, including an address, will take place from Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, shortly after an apparent second attempt on the former president’s life.
“We’re embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind,” Trump said in a video posted Thursday afternoon on social platform X.
Trump is also due to give an interview to Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
Routh’s cell phone located near golf course 12 hours before incident
According to the criminal complaint filed in Florida on Monday, Ryan Routh's cell phone was tracked in the perimeter around the Trump International golf course since the earlier hours of the morning – some 12 hours before the incident.
“Those records indicated that ROUTH’s mobile phone was located in the vicinity of the area along the tree line described above from approximately 1:59AM until approximately 1:31pm on September 15, 2024,” the document stated.
Authorities received calls from the Secret Service that shots had been fired at 1.31 pm.
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Where some see a crisis (or take even a second to process trauma or reflect on their own mortality), he sees an opportunity.
Laura Loomer and Trump’s other MAGA allies waste no time pushing conspiracies after assassination attempt
Donald Trump’s supporters have wasted no time in spreading baseless conspiracy theories after an apparent assassination attempton Sunday.
The loudest voice of all is that of far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has posted dozens of times on X since a suspected gunman allegedly took aim at the former president at his Florida Trump National Golf resort in West Palm Beach.
“Coincidence? Or coordination?” wrote the conspiracy theorist in an X post on Sunday evening.
Here’s more from Myriam Page.
Trump MAGA allies waste no time pushing conspiracies after assassination attempt
‘Coincidence? Or coordination?’ wrote the notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist on X
Trump to meet with acting Secret Service director later
Richard Rowe will meet with the Republican nominee at Mar-a-Lago shortly to get his side of the story.
Breaking: Routh charged with two federal gun offences
You can read the official indictment here as Ryan Wesley Routh is charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number during his Florida court appearance just now.
A detention hearing has been set for September 23 and his arraignment is scheduled for September 30.
Here’s Ariana Baio’s report.
Trump shooting suspect charged with two gun crimes as he appears in court in shackles
Suspect is facing two gun-related charges after being accused of attempting to assasinate Trump
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