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New Details About the Trump Assassin Are Wild
https://townhall.com/ ^ | | April 09, 2025 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 04/09/2025 9:00:59 AM PDT by bitt

Last September, Ryan Wesley Routh waited hours to take a shot at Donald Trump. The man, who reportedly conned his way through Ukraine, stayed with a GoPro and a scoped AK-style rifle for 12 hours at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. This attempt on Trump’s life came weeks after the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the president dodged a fatal headshot by millimeters. Routh waited in the shrubbery for Trump, and the president got within 300 yards until he was discovered by a Secret Service agent who opened fire, causing Routh to flee. Local police later arrested him.

Routh had a sordid history regarding Ukraine, but new details reveal his intentions, though that was never a mystery. He clearly says he intended to kill Trump, and even went about finding ways to purchase a rocket-propelled grenade launcher for the attack (via RedState):

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 202205; 202206; 202409; assassin; routh; rpg; ryanwesleyrouth; trump; ukraine; zeeperhero
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1 posted on 04/09/2025 9:00:59 AM PDT by bitt
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2 posted on 04/09/2025 9:01:15 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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I’m surprised that Routh hasn’t fallen out of a window somewhere.


3 posted on 04/09/2025 9:05:57 AM PDT by ComputerGuy ( )
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To: bitt
WTH don't the writers TELL WHO WAS ON THE OTHER PHONE????? Was it Z or someone close to him??

There is WAY MORE TO THIS GUY!!

4 posted on 04/09/2025 9:06:19 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience..)
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To: bitt

This fascist pig needs to be locked up. The only reason the little boy wants a Stinger is to shoot down Air Force One. Put the boy away. He the biggest danger to American History.


5 posted on 04/09/2025 9:06:48 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Jose! HANDS OFF our tax dollars, hospitals, schools, social security, jobs and our history.)
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To: bitt

Yet only crickets about the attempt that nearly killed Trump. Hmmmmm…..


6 posted on 04/09/2025 9:10:10 AM PDT by 556x45
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To: bitt

This MOFO had direct connections to the prior administrations state dept.
We already know he had connections to Ukraine, most likely tge little sawed of pecker piano player.


7 posted on 04/09/2025 9:11:17 AM PDT by crz
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To: bitt

Years ago the son of a good friend of mine worked in a gun shop. In our state, he had license to carry and to shoot to kill anyone who even shoplifted ammo. He did pull his gun one time on some guy who was shoplifting ammo. The guy dropped to the ground and wet himself.


8 posted on 04/09/2025 9:13:18 AM PDT by Mercat
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To: bitt

Z and the dnc collusion is my guess


9 posted on 04/09/2025 9:13:43 AM PDT by daku
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To: bitt
... are wild.

People should stop using this descriptor. It sounds like the author is a teenage drunk. If these authors and their editors don't know enough words they should expose themselves to great literature and maybe learn how erudite writers wrote.

And yes, I am interested in which CIA cutout was involved in setting up this hit and thank God every day that it failed.

10 posted on 04/09/2025 9:15:36 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: bitt

Still no news on the PA shooter?


11 posted on 04/09/2025 9:16:52 AM PDT by CTyank
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To: FlingWingFlyer

AF1 would be darn near impossible to shoot down unless it was on slow final approach.

This idiot’s plan was to shoot down candidate Trump’s private 757...far less defenses against any missile.


12 posted on 04/09/2025 9:23:30 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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This is the weirdest story in a long series of totally weird stories on attempts to get Trump .

One thing I can't figure out is who in their right mind would pick an SKS rifle as the weapon to assassinate President Trump. Besides being junk weapons, they are not even cheap these days.

The only worse choice than an SKS would be a Carcano

13 posted on 04/09/2025 9:26:22 AM PDT by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: CTyank
Still no news on the PA shooter?

There was no PA shooter, Citizen, and...

...We've always been at war with East Asia Elon Musk.

14 posted on 04/09/2025 9:29:24 AM PDT by null and void (Americans are a people increasingly separated by our connectivity. H/T MortMan)
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To: Ann Archy

Maybe the FBI and he was on their radar. /s


15 posted on 04/09/2025 9:30:22 AM PDT by pas
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Routh is not in his right mind, he has been nuts for years and not only did he end up with an SKS, he used black electricians tape to tape a scope onto it.

Routh’s son will be sentenced next month for child porn.


16 posted on 04/09/2025 9:32:16 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Lock the loon up!!!


17 posted on 04/09/2025 9:37:42 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemonRATS! The Party of Murderers, Assassins and Baby Killers. )
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To: ansel12
Yeah, that thing with the electricians tape and the scope was crazy. That said, for a crazy guy, he sure got around.
18 posted on 04/09/2025 9:38:27 AM PDT by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: ansel12
he used black electricians tape to tape a scope onto it...

Yeah, that did teach me one thing: I've been overpaying for scope mounts.

19 posted on 04/09/2025 9:42:51 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: AndyJackson

Add bombshell, clip, filming.


20 posted on 04/09/2025 9:43:10 AM PDT by GingisK
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