The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it was investigating what appeared to be a second assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
Oh, Swifties moved faster than expected. Either that or MTG and Loomer decided to gun it out over which gets to suck the Toad.
Assassination 2 Electric Boogaloo!
Looks like the shooter is Ryan Wesley Routh, a former Trump voter who became a never-Trumper who became a Tulsi Gabbard supporter in 2020 and a Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley supporter in 2024, and when they both dropped out and endorsed Trump he started supporting Democrats and is currently registered as a Democrat. Dude is all over the political spectrum, with apparently no consistant ideology.
He also has a previous arrest for weapons related crimes, and had issues with the government over non-payment of taxes.
Apparently he's also very pro-Ukraine, to the point of pretending online to be an "off the books liaison for the Ukrainian government" to recruit soldiers to fight against Russia, and has also claimed to have fought in Ukraine against Russia himself, which is a lie. He also has no military experience
Apparently he also tried to reach out to Kim Jong-Un and invite him to Hawaii for a vacation to help resolve disputes between North Korea and America.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.
www.nytimes.com
Oran Routh says dad, accused of targeting ex-president for unknown motivations, was passionate about Ukraine cause
www.theguardian.com