FBI Investigates Second Assassination Attempt on Trump

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024. Routh was found armed with an AK-47-style rifle and was positioned approximately 300 to 500 yards from Trump when Secret Service agents spotted him. Despite firing shots as he fled, he was apprehended later by law enforcement on Interstate 95. Routh's motivations are under investigation, but he has a complex political history, having once supported Trump before criticizing him and expressing strong pro-Ukraine sentiments. He had previously attempted to raise funds for military efforts against Russia and has been described by a representative of Ukraine’s foreign legion as having