A relaxing Sunday for former President Donald Trump turned out to be a ‘deadly’ one when a gunman fired at the former US president at his Mar-a-Lago resort home in Florida.
This comes two months after the first attempt of assassination made in Pennsylvania on July 13.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation termed the Sunday attempt as “an attempted assassination of the former president”.
According to reports, the US Secret Service agents spotted and fired at a gunman pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope.
The suspect was identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, who fled the scene and has now been arrested by the officials.
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh?
Born in 1966, originally from Hawaii. The 58-year-old is a former construction worker from North Carolina Greensboro.
According to reports, he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and moved to Hawaii around 2018.
Routh has been arrested multiple times in the past.
According to reports, Routh often shared strong anti-Russia sentiments on social media. One tweet mentioned he was all in to help Ukraine fight Russia in its battle. “I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE-Will I be able to cross to border to fight without a Visa????Every citizen around the globe should be running to Ukraine to fight; Can I be the example We must win,” the tweet read.
His LinkedIn profile shows that he relocated to Hawaii around 2017-2018. While living there, he started another construction company, which built simple housing structures for homeless people.
Through his social media posts, media reports have mentioned that he supported Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley and encouraged the Republican presidential candidates to continue their races. “You cannot quit. Why. You must stay on the ballot to the end. You must fight. You must continue giving speeches and push all the way to election day no matter the election results. Do not give in. Join Nikki and keep working. Never give up,” he wrote to Ramaswamy.
Similarly, in 2020, Routh extended his support to former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, saying, “She will tirelessly negotiate peace deals in Syria, Afghanistan, and all turmoil zones.”
