person arrested Trump International Golf Club A man who posted extensively on social media about world events and politics in West Palm Beach, Florida, had at least 100 confrontations with police on Sunday afternoon, public records show.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday after he allegedly pushed the barrel of an AK-47 through a chainlink fence where Trump was playing golf. Trump was unhurt during the incident and was safely removed from the area, officials and the campaign said Sunday.
Ryan Routh is accused of pointing an AK-47 at former President Trump while he was playing golf at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday. This is being investigated as a second assassination attempt on Trump. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)
Routh currently lives in Hawaii, having spent most of his life in North Carolina, where he worked in construction, including owning a company called United Roofing, a background check conducted by Fox Digital shows.
Fox News Digital investigated the suspect’s alleged social media accounts on Sunday afternoon, and found that he had posted prolifically about Trump, the war in Ukraine, the 2020 election and other world events.
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Sheriff vehicles are photographed near the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, Sunday, September 15, 2024, after shots were reported in the area near Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. (Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)
Routh’s X Account biography clearly states, “I feel fortunate to have been born in America, where I have found freedom and opportunity, and I hope I will not waste such a valuable thing; work more and take less.”
In 2020, during the presidential primary, the X account said: “I wasn’t supporting Bernie but now I am; like a sleepyhead who does nothing; no plan, no ideas, just as lazy as Hillary. Bernie……give them hell…..fight to the death…”
The article also commented on the attempted assassination of Trump in July, stating that Vice President Kamala Harris to visit people injured at the Pennsylvania Trump rally, because “Trump would never do anything for them.”
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In a reply message to Harris’ account on July 17, he said, “You and Biden should visit the people injured at Trump’s rally in the hospital and attend the funeral of the firemen who were killed. Trump will never do anything for them… Show the world what compassion and humanity are.”
“You should visit the victims of the Trump rally in the hospital and attend the funeral of the firemen who died; Trump would certainly never do that. Show the world what real leaders do,” he wrote in another X reply to President Biden.
In another X post published on April 22, Routh quoted a phrase commonly used by the Harris campaign, saying: “Democracy is on the ballot and we can’t lose.”
“Your campaign should be called something like KADAF. Keep America Democratic and Free. Trump must be MASA… Americans must be made slaves again. Democracy is on the ballot and we cannot lose. We cannot afford to fail. The world is looking to us to lead the way,” the post read, before Biden dropped out of the race and Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket in July.
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An account that appears to belong to Routh also said Trump was his “choice” in 2016, but he completely backtracked on that statement during the 2020 election.
“When you were my choice in 2106 I and the world hoped that President Trump would be different and better than the candidate but we were all very disappointed and it seems you are getting worse and deviant; are you a retarded s—; I will be glad when you are gone,” he posted on June 11, 2020.
The X account, which appeared to belong to Routh, also repeatedly posted messages related to the war in Ukraine, and sent a message to X saying he was willing to travel to Ukraine to fight Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He posted on February 17, 2022, “I’m going to Ukraine to fight. We need to launch a media campaign to encourage every human being in the world to meet in Ukraine and join the fight. We need hundreds of thousands of civilians to raise the cost of the war for Putin and bring in a flood of fighters.”
After repeated messages expressing his intention to fight for Ukraine, he posted in April that he was in Kyiv.
“I’m here in Kyiv and want to use the Independence Park to create a tent city for all the foreigners who are here, so that thousands of foreign citizens can come here and support Ukraine,” the account posted.
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The New York Times published an article, “Stolen Valor: The US Volunteers Who Lied in UkraineLast year, an article titled “West End Bicker” was published that quoted a man named Ryan Routh, a former construction worker from North Carolina who had moved to Ukraine.
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The outlet reported that Routh was recruiting Afghan soldiers who fled the Taliban to fight in Ukraine. “Mr. Routh, who spent several months in Ukraine last year, said he planned to send them to Ukraine, in some cases illegally, from Pakistan and Iran. He said dozens of people had expressed interest,” the outlet reported.
“We can probably buy some passports through Pakistan, because it is a very corrupt country,” he said in an interview with The New York Times last year.
A background check conducted by Fox News Digital found that Ryan Wesley Routh has had repeated run-ins with law enforcement agencies in North Carolina over decades.
Most of the arrests were for simple possession, driving without a license, driving with an expired registration, driving without insurance.
In 2002, the Greensboro News & Record reported that Ryan Routh was arrested after barricading himself in the offices of United Roofing for three hours.
Routh said Stopped by the police He fled with his hand on a gun during a traffic stop, driving to United Roofing and locking himself in the building, the outlet reported at the time. He was later arrested without incident.
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 04: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity at New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 04, 2024. Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris continue to campaign in swing states as polls show a tight race ahead of next week’s presidential debate in Philadelphia. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Kevin Dietsch)
they were accused of carrying a concealed weapon and pleaded guilty to charges of possession of a weapon of mass destruction, resisting, delaying and obstructing a law enforcement officer, and driving while license was revoked. He was sentenced to probation in the case, state records show.
Background records show that Ryan Routh is divorced, and moved to Hawaii from North Carolina around 2017.
A profile on LinkedIn that appears to belong to Roth states that he is now the owner and operator of a construction company called “Camp Box Honolulu,” described on the account as a company that “builds simple affordable structures to help reduce the highest homelessness rate in the United States due to unprecedented gentrification.”
“Having left any small remnants of myself in North Carolina and relocated to Oahu, I currently build very simple housing structures for the less fortunate and pursue a wide range of other creative projects geared towards developing unique products and tools as well as community improvement projects. I am constantly looking for collaborative opportunities that have the most public impact for the betterment of our society. I would highly enjoy an invitation to join any monumental worthy cause to make a real difference in our world. I am of course free to relocate to any remote location on the planet that can make the most positive impact, or is the perfect place to create something unique and magical,” the LinkedIn page said.
His previous company, United Roofing, had one-star reviews on Yelp, including A review in 2016 stated that“As a military member, when I was trying to purchase a home before returning from deployment, I was insulted by landlord Ryan Routh because I tried to purchase a home while many military members do so upon returning from overseas.”
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The FBI described Sunday’s arrest as “an attempt to assassinate former President Trump.”
Routh was reportedly armed with an AK-47 and was able to push the barrel of his gun through the chainlink fence outside. Florida Golf Club, Officials said he was about 300 to 500 yards away from Trump. According to officials, the Secret Service spotted Routh and opened fire on him.
Raut fled but was later arrested The officers arrested him.
Immediately after the incident, Trump reassured supporters and the public that he was safe and healthy.
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“There were gunshots all around me, but before the rumors get out of control, I wanted you to hear this first: I am safe and sound!” he wrote in his campaign message. “Nothing can stop me. I will never surrender.”
An assassination attempt against Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July nearly took his life. Trump was hit in the ear by gunfire, while one rally attendee died from the gunshot and two others were injured.
