[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

First thing that popped into my mind:

Yeah, I instantly thought of Carl Spackler...

[Vincentsdream]

Originally Posted by Tony76 ↗

Looks like he was a democrat based on his past donation history.

Lmao here we go again.

[Massacreman]

If you tards are going to make any claims, wrangle up some proof and post it so you don't look like "He said/she said" fucknuggets.

[kellyhound]

Routh had already been extensively profiled in the Western media as an ardent supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion. He had traveled to Ukraine wanting to fight but had said in media interviews that he had turned to recruitment after being rejected by its military because he was too old and had no battlefield experience.

Ukraine sought Monday to distance itself from Routh, with the country’s international legion — the military unit that includes foreign volunteers — saying it had nothing to do with him. Meanwhile, officials in the United States were yet to lay out any possible motive.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted to X early Monday that he was "glad to hear that @realDonaldTrump is safe and unharmed. My best wishes to him and his family.”

“It’s good that the suspect in the assassination attempt was apprehended quickly," he wrote. "This is our principle: The rule of law is paramount and political violence has no place anywhere in the world. We sincerely hope that everyone remains safe.”

But Moscow was already stirring the pot.

“I wonder what would happen if it turned out that the failed new Trump shooter Routh, who recruited mercenaries for the Ukrainian army, was himself hired by the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev for this assassination attempt?” Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s ex-president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council, wrote on X. There has been no evidence for that suggestion.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that “it is not us who should think about it, it is the U.S. special services who should think about it. In any case, playing with fire has its consequences. Therefore, first of all, this should be a great concern and a headache for the U.S. special services.”

Routh was the self-appointed director of an unofficial group called the International Volunteer Center, and was also using his Facebook to try to conscript Afghan soldiers who had fled the Taliban in 2021 to fight for Kyiv against Moscow, encouraging would-be recruits who speak English to send him their details via WhatsApp.

“Volunteering in Ukraine is the most honorable and noble sacrifice, and every human on the planet should be here for freedom and human rights,” Routh’s military recruitment website read. “If you do not have military experience, you must sell yourself that you are capable.”

In May 2022, a GoFundMe page was set up on his behalf by Kathleen Shaffer, who said she was his fiancée. The page, which had raised more than $1,800 when it was removed Sunday, was aimed at helping his volunteer and recruitment drive in Ukraine.

However none of these efforts were linked to the Ukrainian military, which had rejected his advances and appears to have treated his enthusiasm with suspicion. In interviews, Routh bemoaned what he called Ukraine’s attitude toward his overtures.Oleksandr Shahuri, a spokesman for Ukraine’s International Legion, told that Routh never served in the legion and that it had no other record of any interaction with him.

“We would like to clarify that Ryan Wesley Routh has never been part of, associated with, or linked to the International Legion in any capacity. Any claims or suggestions indicating otherwise are entirely inaccurate,” the legion said in a separate email statement.

“It is important to note that military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should refrain from engaging in discussions regarding U.S. domestic politics or its international implications. We fully respect and welcome the decisions made by the American people in choosing their elected officials,” it added.

[JordanSD]

Originally Posted by Tony76 ↗

Looks like he was a democrat based on his past donation history.

Based on his voting history, donations, and posts I would say he’s a Republican. So it doesn’t matter who you vote for? It only matters the party you donate to the least? GTFOH

[Massacreman]

Originally Posted by JordanSD ↗

Based on his voting history, donations, and posts I would say he’s a Republican. So it doesn’t matter who you vote for? It only matters the party you donate to the least? GTFOH

Links or gtfo. He supported the Ukrainian war, and pretty much sits on the blue side per his actblue donation history and voting in the primaries on the democratic side in 2012.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ass...27a10901d92af7

FFS, it's literally in the article at the top of Google when you search his name. He was somewhat mixed, but obviously appeared to lean left when you actually look into it.

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

But Moscow was already stirring the pot.

“I wonder what would happen if it turned out that the failed new Trump shooter Routh, who recruited mercenaries for the Ukrainian army, was himself hired by the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev for this assassination attempt?” Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s ex-president and current deputy chairman of the Security Council, wrote on X. There has been no evidence for that suggestion.

Troll fail by Dmitry. Too many adjectives and tangents to be understood by most X users.

[houseoftechno]

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump charged with federal gun crimes
US Justice Department says Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, lay in wait almost 12 hours for former president before getting noticed, does not allege he fired any shots
16 September 2024

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting US presidential candidate Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait until a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm, despite a prior felony conviction, and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The US Justice Department did not allege that he fired any shots.

Additional and more serious charges are possible, as the investigation continues and prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury.

Shackled and wearing a blue jumpsuit, Routh appeared briefly in federal court in West Palm Beach, kickstarting a criminal case in the final weeks of a presidential race already touched by violence and upheaval.

Though no one was injured, the episode marked the second attempt on Trump’s life in as many months, raising fresh questions about the security afforded to him and prompting Republican allies and even some Democrats to demand to know how a would-be shooter could get so close.

Routh was arrested Sunday afternoon after authorities spotted a firearm poking out of shrubbery on the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing.

He was spotted by a Secret Service agent assigned to Trump’s security detail who opened fire, prompting Routh to speed away before being captured by law enforcement in a neighboring county, the authorities said.

Body camera footage posted Monday on Facebook by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office showed Routh’s arrest. The video shows him walking backward with his hands over his head on the side of a road before being handcuffed and led away by law enforcement.

Underscoring the level of planning involved, Routh is believed to have been positioned at the tree line of the golf course from about 1:59 a.m. to 1:31 p.m. Sunday, according to an FBI affidavit that cites cellphone data. A digital camera, a loaded SKS-style rifle with scope, and a plastic bag containing food were recovered from the area where Routh had been standing, according to the affidavit.

“You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh wrote of Iran, in an apparently self-published 2023 book titled “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” which described the former president as a “fool” and “buffoon” for both the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots and the “tremendous blunder” of leaving the Iran nuclear deal.

Routh wrote that he once voted for Trump and must take part of the blame for the “child that we elected for our next president that ended up being brainless.”

He also tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and he had a website seeking to raise money and recruit volunteers to fight for Kyiv.

One of the two counts he faces alleges that he possessed his gun illegally, in spite of multiple felony convictions, including two charges of possessing stolen goods in 2002 in North Carolina. The other charge alleges that the serial number was obliterated and unreadable to the naked eye, in violation of federal law.

Routh was ordered held after prosecutors argued that he was a flight risk. He spoke in a soft voice as he answered perfunctory questions from a federal magistrate, saying that he was working and making around $3,000 a month, but has zero savings.

Routh said that he has no real estate or assets, aside from two trucks worth about $1,000, both located in Hawaii. He also said that he has a 25-year-old son, whom he sometimes supports.

The arrest focused fresh attention on the challenges of protecting Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, not only during campaign events, but also when he is off the trail, often at his own clubs and properties.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, one of Trump’s former rivals in the GOP primary, said his state will conduct its own investigation into how Routh was able to get so close.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw noted at a briefing that because Trump is no longer in office, security protocols around the course had loosened.

“He’s not the sitting president. If he was, we would have had this entire golf course surrounded. But because he’s not, his security is limited to the areas that the Secret Service deems possible,” he told reporters.

On July 13, a 20-year-old gunman managed to gain access to an unsecured roof during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, from which he shot at Trump, grazing the former president’s ear with a bullet, before getting shot by a Secret Service officer.

Eight days later, Democratic President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, giving way for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party’s nominee.

[cannonreload]

It doesn't matter. It's just trump the rapist

[spycosis]

Meanwhile the BBC continue to run ridiculous stories masquerading as news. This latest cock and bull article is a cheap propaganda stunt to give the impression that even die-hard Trump supporters believe he faked both assassination attempts.

None of these claims are backed up by a single shred of evidence, it's all just the thoughts and opinions of some random people with no qualifications on the subject. And yet here it is on the front page of the BBC news website nestling in between factual headlines of global importance.

I'm not really pro or anti Trump, but what I am against is deception and downright lies, especially when presented as facts. The BBC are the masters of this sort of dishonesty and they are a fucking disgrace to journalism.