A second potential assassination attempt on Trump foiled by Secret Service

The man suspected in a potential assassination attempt against Donald Trump appears to have been in the area around the former president’s golf course for 12 hours before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle and opened fire, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed in Florida on Monday.

A Secret Service agent protecting Trump, the Republican nominee in the November election, was walking the perimeter of the course when he saw a gun poking out of the tree line near where Trump was golfing and fired in that direction.

Law enforcement officials, according to the complaint, suspect the man wielding that weapon was 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh. Routh fled the scene and left behind his phone, his loaded SKS-style rifle with a scope and some food, according to the complaint.

Routh appeared before a judge in federal court in Florida on Monday morning as officials charged him with two crimes: possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

Caption written from article by Perry Stein, Devlin Barrett, Mark Berman and Lori Rozsa.

[kingace]

JD Vance said gun violence and school shootings were a "fact of life." Trump said that "there's nothing we could do."
Both take money from the NRA.

[Fresh_Chapstick]

Sending concepts of thoughts and prayers🙏

[TheSuzberry]

Well, you know what Vance said about school shootings could apply here: we’ll just have to get used to it.

[Arsyn]

It’s almost like a man with a criminal background had easy access to guns.

[Isnane]

"Yo, I almost died! Now give me money!"

[D.C]

"We have to get over it" Trump (after the Iowa shooting in Jan)

[Jon]

Let us not ignore these basic facts about the shooter: He was not black; he was not Hispanic; he was not Muslim; he was not gay or trans; he wasn't an illegal alien; he wasn't even a Democrat. He was a white, male disaffected Republican US citizen - with an assault rifle.


Just like the last guy...

[Jeffrey-hugb]

If it happens for a *3rd time* before November
I’m going to start considering the possibility of time travelers coming back to our time

[cmv..]

The gun is a SKS not a AK-47 platform.

[gwit]

Just tell Trump that it's a fact of life and he should really move on.

[Alex-ncgg]

I swear the most Trump thing ever is sending people donation requests

[staggorath]

Donnie’s response really is “Im ok but Id be more ok if you gave me money” xD

[TomgirlTears]

It’s easy to say criminals should be allowed to have these weapons when you have bodyguards covering every half kilometer from you. Disgusting.

[KAIZEN]

Don’t forget this is the same news network who said “trump escorted away by secret service after loud noises at a rally in Pennsylvania”

[Mr_Pengin]

The us should not be having presidential assassination news for the second time in the last couple of months. Regardless of political affiliations, this is not the way to improve our democracy.

[ahmedalarishi]

“He was charged by having weapons of mass destruction”, wtf😂

[nich]

On the same day where JD straight up admitted to their campaign making up stories to get media attention. How wild.

[MeganG.Andersen]

Very sad, but we'll have to get over it.

[ObiwanNekody]

It's a fact of life. No news here.

[korien]

Well, guess Trump has to accept it as a fact of life