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What to know about the possible assassination attempt at Trump’s golf course

September 16, 2024
in US Politics
What to know about the possible assassination attempt at Trump’s golf course

Authorities are investigating another potential assassination attempt against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after a man pointed a rifle toward a Florida golf course where the former president was playing Sunday. Trump was not harmed, and a suspect is in custody. The White House said President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the incident. Harris said Sunday night that she was “thankful that former President Trump is safe.” Here’s what to know:

The facts

  • The FBI is investigating the incident as a potential assassination attempt.
  • A Secret Service agent was securing the area ahead of where Trump was playing around 1:30 p.m. when the agent noticed a rifle muzzle poking through the tree-lined chain-link fence surrounding the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.
  • The agent opened fire, and a man fled the scene in a black Nissan, leaving a rifle, two bags and a camera behind. A suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody Sunday, according to law enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to confirm his identity. (Authorities have not publicly released the suspect’s name.)
  • There was no immediate evidence that the man fired any shots or whether the only shots were fired by the Secret Service, but the FBI said it is investigating.
  • Local authorities said they recovered an “AK-47-style rifle” at the scene, but a firearms expert told The Washington Post the gun more closely resembled an SKS-type rifle.
  • It was the second time in as many months that a man had a high-powered rifle within range of Trump. The former president was injured after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13. Crooks was killed.
  • Palm Beach County officials said the golf course was not fully cordoned off because Trump receives less security as a former president and candidate than he did as a sitting president. If he was in office, “we would have had the entire golf course surrounded,” Bradshaw said. “Because he’s not, security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible.”
  • Law enforcement officials also credited a witness for helping locate the potential gunman. The witness took a photograph of the vehicle in which the man fled that included the license plate, making it easier to find, Bradshaw said. The vehicle was pulled over, and the suspect was detained by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

The suspect

No motive has been determined for Sunday’s incident.

Routh, the suspect, appears to have led a life in search of a purpose, The Washington Post reported.

In recent years, he traveled to Ukraine and once aspired to recruit an army of international volunteers to aid Kyiv. He seems to have grown disillusioned, apparently writing a book about Ukraine’s “unwinnable war” and the “fatal flaw of democracy.”

Public records show he lived most recently in Kaaawa, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. No one answered when a Washington Post reporter called a number associated with the address Sunday.

Public records viewed by The Post also show that Routh, originally from North Carolina, faced criminal charges for two separate incidents in 2002 for possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

Reactions

Trump said in a fundraising email Sunday, “I AM SAFE AND WELL! Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER!”

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Trump’s running mate, wrote on X that he spoke with the former president before the news became public and that “he was, amazingly, in good spirits.”

“Still much we don’t know, but I’ll be hugging my kids extra tight tonight and saying a prayer of gratitude,” Vance wrote.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on social media that he and his wife spent several hours with Trump at his nearby Mar-a-Lago resort after the incident. “No leader in American history has endured more attacks and remained so strong and resilient. He is unstoppable,” Johnson wrote on X.

Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee locked in a tight race with Trump, said in a statement Sunday that she was “deeply disturbed by the possible assassination attempt.”

“As we gather the facts, I will be clear: I condemn political violence. We all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,” she said.

Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wrote on X that he and his wife are glad Trump is safe. “Violence has no place in our country. It’s not who we are as a nation,” Walz said.

What’s next?

Protecting Trump has long proved a challenge for the Secret Service.

He routinely holds large campaign rallies and socializes with scores of people at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., and other resorts. Golf courses are especially fraught because they are often open to the public.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said on X that his state “will be conducting its own investigation regarding the attempted assassination.”

Last month, the Secret Service approved the use of bulletproof glass to shield the Republican nominee at outdoor rallies, a security measure usually provided only for presidents and vice presidents.

Trump plans to meet with the acting director of the Secret Service on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss his schedule. Trump met with the former director, Kimberly Cheatle, for a similar briefing after the July assassination attempt at his Butler, Pa. rally. Cheatle later resigned under intense pressure from Republicans and Democrats.

In a statement Sunday night, Biden said he “directed my team to continue to ensure that Secret Service has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former President’s continued safety.”

“As I have said many times, there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country,” he said.

This post appeared first on washingtonpost.com

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