Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday narrowly escaped the second assassination attempt outside a golf club in Florida. Donald Trump who is also the Republican Candidate for the US Presidential Election 2024 was present in the vicinity & playing golf when the attempted assassination took place. The US Secret Service has arrested a 58-year-old man named Ryan Wesley Routh. Notably, it is the second assassination attempt of Donald Trump in the past few months. On July 13, Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a bullet grazed his ear. Eight days later, Democratic President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, giving way for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party's nominee. Now, the question arises who is Ryan Wesley Routh, Donald Trump's assassin? Below is all about Ryan Wesley Routh-
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh?
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, is a former construction worker. Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested after the US Secret Service opened fire near the boundary of Trump's golf course. A high-powered AK-47-style rifle with a scope and a GoPro camera was recovered at the scene. When Secret Service agents opened fire, Routh reportedly bolted out of the shrubbery he was hiding in and escaped in a black car. Authorities were able to track down the car after witnesses helped police identify it.
Going by Ryan Wesley Routh's LinkedIn profile, Donald Trump's assassin is the owner of Camp Box Honolulu, a shed building company, which opened in 2018. Talking about Ryan Wesley Routh's educational qualification, he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1995 to 1998, where he studied mechanical engineering.
Ryan Wesley Routh's X account or Ryan Wesley Routh's Twitter account bio says he feels, "lucky to have been born in America, with freedom and opportunity and hope that I do not waste such a valuable thing; to do more and take less.”
As per US media reports, Ryan Wesley Routh was a staunch Trump critic. In fact, in one of his posts, Ryan Wesley Routh described the 2024 election as a referendum on democracy — one of the central claims of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in their Democratic presidential campaigns.
As per New York Times, Routh posted on the messaging application Signal which reads, "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.
Talking about Donald Trump, the former US President in a statement on Sunday said, "There were gunshots in my vicinity, but before rumours start spiraling out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL!"
He further added, "Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!"