Posted on 09/16/2024 6:46:04 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday denounced the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump after it emerged the suspect previously traveled to Ukraine to support the war against Russia.
“I am glad to hear that @realDonaldTrump is safe and unharmed,” the president tweeted early Monday, a day after a gunman allegedly pointed an AK-47 at former Trump as he played golf in Florida.
Ukraine came into focus because suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, previously expressed support for the fight against the Russian invasion, taking part in demonstrations in Kyiv to support Ukrainians trapped in the city of Mariupol and also trying to get troops to help in the battle.
His involvement in the war coincided with his turning against Trump, whom he said he previously supported, according to social media posts.
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It all depends on how many of the real decision makers are lined up with Harris or Trump. Musk (just an example) this time around is with Trump, so are a few others. Some, after much criticism in the last elections, have promised to keep a lower profile and not meddle as much, example Zuckerberg.
Our democratic process is a farce. People will vote for who they are told to vote for. The folks who own the media or to whom it is beholden, big tech, and finance the political apparatus are the same people. They are the ones that overwhelmingly decide who gets elected.
I admit I have a deep suspicion that both assassination attempts go back to Ukraine, which is in a desperate position. I think they see Trump as a threat to their slow suicide via war effort.
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